For today, links to six reports from the Associated Press, Tass, the Anadolu Agency, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Ukraine claimed responsibility today for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region. The attack set fire to an oil reservoir in Russia’s Rostov . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops wipe out Western-supplied equipment depot in Ukraine operation. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops destroyed a Western-supplied armament depot of the Ukrainian army over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. Russian troops “also . . . READ MORE . . .
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NATO allies increasing defense spending by 18% this year: Stoltenberg, by Servet Gunerigok | Anadolu Agency WASHINGTON — NATO allies are increasing their defense spending by 18% this year, marking the biggest increase in decades, the alliance’s secretary general said Monday. “And 23 allies . . . READ MORE . . .
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Media: Italy may send Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, sources say, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine may receive long-range Storm Shadow missiles from Italy, Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano reported today, citing its undisclosed sources. “A batch of” Storm Shadow missiles and another SAMP/T air defense system will reportedly . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 17 Russian official says Ukraine pouring troops into contested Kharkiv region. From Reuters. A Russian official said on Monday that fighting was gripping parts of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region which Moscow has been trying to seize and added that Ukraine’s military was pouring men and equipment into the contested area. . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 17 Ukraine’s international bond rework derailed as deadline nears, by Karin Strohecker and Libby George | Reuters LONDON — Ukraine has not been able to reach an agreement with a group of bondholders over restructuring some $20 billion of international debt during formal talks, it said Monday, raising the spectre that the war-torn country might slip into default. Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said talks would continue and . . . READ MORE . . .