For today, links to six reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, 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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Russia says Kyiv’s statements on peace talks contradictory. From AFP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today he “does not listen” to what he called Ukraine’s contradictory statements on peace talks. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine hacks ATMs across Russia in ongoing massive cyberattack, by Jeremy Dirac | Kyiv Post  ATM services were knocked out at top Russian banks today, day five of a large-scale Ukrainian cyberattack, a source working in Ukrainian intelligence told Kyiv Post. The customers . . . READ MORE . . .

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3 Russian helicopters damaged in Ukrainian sabotage operations, source says, by Dominic Culverwell | The Kyiv Independent  Three Russian helicopters were damaged over the past week as a result of sabotage operations coordinated by Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, a source in the agency said today. The operation . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine attacks 3 Russian airfields, bomber damaged, source says, by Dominic Culverwell | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s military intelligence agency attacked three airfields deep inside Russia overnight, damaging a Russian supersonic bomber plane, according to a source in the agency. This morning . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for a report from Kyiv Post.

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Russian forces liberate DPR’s Lozovatskoye — top brass. From Tass.  MOSCOW — Russia’s battlegroup Center has liberated the settlement of Lozovatskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .