For today, links to eight reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet, by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless | AP LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Britain’s new government today to help Ukrainian forces attack deeper inside Russia to stop deadly missile strikes on his country, as he gave a rare address by a foreign leader to a U.K. Cabinet meeting. READ MORE , , , Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP.
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FROM JULY 18 UK defence firms discuss boosting support for Ukraine with Zelenskiy. From Reuters. LONDON — Senior executives from British defence firms including BAE and Babcock met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday to discuss the need to boost military support for the country in its conflict with Russia. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine downs Russian Su-25 warplane in Donetsk Oblast, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Pokrovsk sector of the front in Donetsk Oblast, the Khortytsia group of forces said today. The plane was downed by . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 18 The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive posItions, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces. . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 17 On the Kharkiv front, Ukrainian soldiers are galvanized by thwarted Russian offensive, Western arms, by Joseph Roche | The Moscow Times Despite weeks of intense combat showing on the faces of one Territorial Defense Brigade, morale is returning. Commander Vyacheslav, 45, knows the region well. “The fighting . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 18 Russian troops strike Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops struck Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .