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For today, links to four reports from Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from Indian Punchline and Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA link for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 13  Russian oil depot on fire after Ukrainian drone attack – governor. From AFP. An oil depot caught fire Saturday in Russia’s Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, according to its governor, Vasily Golubev, who said there were no casualties. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Post. 

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Battlegroup West inflicts damage on eight brigades in 24 hours. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted damage on eight brigades of the Ukrainian army, territorial defense and Azov (banned in Russia), with the enemy’s losses totaling up to 520 troops in 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE. . .

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Russia claims launch of 3-ton aerial glide bombs from Su-34 jets against Ukraine, by Elsa Court | The Kyiv Independent  Russia has started to use Su-34 jets to launch aerial glide bombs weighing 3,000 kilograms against Ukraine. the Russian Defense Ministry claimed today. It released footage that purported to show the aerial bomb, known as a FAB-3000 . . . READ MORE . . .

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India-Russia ties take a quantum leap in the flog of Ukraine war, by B.K Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  India-Russia relations “are blossoming  and getting stronger as time goes by” and their cooperation “represents a guarantee for the future of our people” — to borrow Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 13  The corporate news media at work, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News  When all we have to rely on in understanding our relationship to the news media is the media’s self-proclaimed assessment of its own role, maybe it is no surprise that most of us assume the West’s “free press” . . . READ MORE . . .