For now, links to six reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia’s air strike damages Ukrainian power facilities, injures two, by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an attack on Ukraine today, damaging energy facilities in the southeast and west, injuring at least two energy workers, and forcing record-high electricity imports, officials said. National grid operator Ukrenergo said . . . READ MORE . . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from AFP and AP.
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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, criticized for saying West provoked Putin to invade Ukraine, by Pan Pylas | AP LONDON — Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, the recently formed right-wing party that is seeking to woo voters away from Britain’s governing Conservatives at the July 4 general election, is facing wide-ranging criticism over his claim that the West provoked Russian President Vladimir . . . READ MORE . . .
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Slovakia’s ex-defense minister on his government’s pro-Russian turn, by Francis Farrell | The Kyiv Independent Under the guidance of then-Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad, Slovakia became the first country to deliver fighter jets to Ukraine, handing over its MiG-29s to a badly depleted Ukrainian Air Force, along with a much-needed S-300 air defense system. But in September 2023 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Tens of thousands of Ukrainians hiding from draft officers — NYT. From Tass. NEW YORK — While it is not clear how many men are hiding from authorities, The New York Times reported on Friday, in big Ukrainian cities like Kiev and Lvov, social media groups alerting members to mobilization include tens of thousands of people. Men expressed . . . READ MORE . . .
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The sad truth about Ukrainian F-16s, by Jeffrey Fischer | Kyiv Post Significant movements occurred over the past few weeks regarding Ukraine’s future western fighter capability. From the first F-16 pilots graduating to President Zelensky announcing a French Mirage 2000 deal, then the U.S. refused training for 30 Ukraine pilots. And now . . . READ MORE . . .
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