For today, links to reports from Tass, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, and the Kyiv Post, and to commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine fully governed, sponsored by West — Russian security official. From Tass. MOSCOW — At this point, Ukraine is fully controlled, governed and sponsored by the United States and its NATO allies, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev. “Ukraine? What is Ukraine? The present-day Ukraine is . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says it struck one of Russia’s most advanced warplanes, by Susie Blann | AP KYIV — Ukraine said today its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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In first, Ukraine fires drones at airfield in south Russia’s North Ossetia region. From AFP. Ukraine targeted the south Russian region of North Ossetia with drones for the first time ever on Saturday, causing minor damage, local authorities said. The drones were aimed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia targets 103 settlements in past day, civilians killed and injured, by Dominic Culverwell | The Kyiv Independent Russia targeted 103 settlements and 93 infrastructure facilities in Ukraine over the last day, Ukraine’s Military Media Center reported today. In total, Russia attacked 10 oblasts in the south, east, and north of Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 8 German manufacturer to provide Ukraine with more helicopter protection systems, by Steve Brown | Kyiv Post The German defense manufacturer Hensoldt issued a press release on June 5 announcing that it had received a new order for its Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS) to equip Ukraine’s helicopters. READ MORE . . .
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Lavrov slams Paris’ claims about absence of French instructors in Ukraine as lies. From Tass. MOSCOW — The statements of the official Paris that there are no French instructors in Ukraine are nothing but lies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “Look how our French colleagues . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 8 Scott Ritter and the liberal authoritarians, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost Since the Russiagate fiasco began during the Clinton–Trump campaign season in 2016, the authoritarianism implicit in American liberalism from the first has burst upon us like some weird grotesque out of a Dr. Seuss book. READ MORE . . .