For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and the Moscow Times; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 6-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia and Ukraine trade more long-range drone attacks that are a hallmark of their war, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russian forces launched 363 Shahed and decoy drones as well as eight missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said today, claiming that air defenses stopped all but four of the drones and downed six cruise missiles. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian missile strike kills 5 in southeast Ukraine. From Reuters. At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured after a Russian missile strike hit the southeastern Ukrainian city of Samar today, Ukrainian officials said. It was the second such attack on the city in three days.  READ MORE . . .

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Umerov: Ukraine to push for Zelensky-Putin summit, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post  After talks with Russia on humanitarian issues conclude, Kyiv plans to move on to the topic of arranging a meeting between the two leaders, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Thursday. Ukraine supported a U.S. proposal for . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Losing $300bln in frozen assets is a price worth paying to break Western grip on global finance, Putin says. From the Moscow Times. President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia is “ready” to part with its $300 billion in frozen assets in the West if doing so would help accelerate the shift away from Western-dominated financial systems. After Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .

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