NOTE: A JUNE 29 REPORT WAS BELATEDLY ADDED TO THIS ENTRY.
For today, links to 12 reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, UkrInform, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from an Upstate New York commentator; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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7 killed and dozens wounded after missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, officials say. From AP. KYIV — Russian missiles slammed into the town of Vilniansk in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians, including three children, and wounding 36 more, local authorities reported after the Saturday evening attack. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Russia’s defense ministry says destroys 36 Ukrainian drones. From AFP. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed three dozen Ukrainian drones in areas near the border, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense said today. These reportedly included fifteen UAVs over Kursk region, nine UAVs over Lipetsk region, four UAVs each over Voronezh and Bryansk regions and two UAVs each over Oryol and Belgorod regions. READ MORE . . .
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Russia claims two more east Ukrainian villages. From AFP. Russia today claimed two more east Ukrainian villages, Novooleksandrivka and Spirne, as its forces have had the upper hand over Kyiv on the battlefield for months. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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FROM JUNE 28 Russia releases 10 Ukrainian civilian prisoners – Zelensky. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday 10 civilians, including a politician and two priests, taken prisoner in Russia and Belarus had been freed in a deal mediated by the Vatican. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged hundreds of prisoners throughout their . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 29 Russian strike on south Ukraine town kills seven – Kyiv. From AFP. A Russian strike on the south Ukrainian town of Vilniansk killed at least seven people, Kyiv said, in an attack that came hours after Russia said a Ukrainian drone killed five people on its border village. Both countries said two children were killed in each attack. Kyiv also said four people were killed in eastern frontline villages in the Donetsk region. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 29 Moscow claims east Ukrainian village in offensive on Toretsk. From AFP. Russia on Saturday claimed another village, Shumy, in eastern Ukraine as it pushes towards the city of Toretsk in a fresh local offensive in the embattled Donetsk region. Toretsk lies north-west of the city of Gorlivka, which has been under separatist control since 2014. It . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky: Russia used over 800 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine this week, by Elsa Court and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russia has used more than 800 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine this week alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. Guided aerial bombs are precision-guided munitions that have a shorter range than missiles, but . . . READ MORE . . .
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OSCE Assembly recognizes Russia’s genocide of the Ukrainian people. From UkrInform. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has adopted a resolution recognizing Russia’s actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people and the need to decolonize Russia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, Pavlo Frolov, said Friday. It was the opening day of the summer session in Bucharest. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 28 Joe Biden catches cold, by James Howard Kunstler | Clusterfuck Nation Maybe ninety-seconds into last night’s long-awaited debate spectacle, the consensus must have jelled among the woke-and-broken news media mavens that their champion, “Joe Biden,” was not quite killing it out there at the podium. CNN moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash acted like . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for a JUNE 29 report from NPR.