For today, links to five reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, and Tass’; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.  — MCM

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From basement to battlefield: Ukrainian startups create low-cost robots to fight Russia, by Derek Gatopoulos and Anton Shtuka | AP  NORTHERN UKRAINE — Struggling with manpower shortages, overwhelming odds and uneven international assistance, Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in an abandoned warehouse or a factory basement. An ecosystem of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s mobilisation campaign picks up despite faltering enthusiasm, by Dan Peleschuk | Reuters  Though military recruitment numbers remain shrouded in wartime secrecy, some political and military officials say . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says downed 22 Ukrainian drones. From AFP. Russia downed 22 Ukrainian drones overnight in the west of the country and over Crimea, Moscow’s Defense Ministry said today. “Over the past night . . .READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops reportedly regroup in Kharkiv sector. From Kyiv Post. Russian troops are regrouping in the Kharkiv sector and preparing troops to assault the city of Vovchansk, said Col. Vitaly Sarantsev, a spokesperson of Ukraine’s Kharkiv Operational Tactical Group. The group said Russia is training . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces repel 35 Ukrainian attempts to break into LPR in past week — expert. From Tass. LUGANSK — Russian forces repelled 35 attempts by the Ukrainian army to break into the Lugansk People’s Republic in the past week, according to military expert Andrey Marochko, adding that “the number of counterattacks . . . READ MORE . . .