For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, Reuters, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-28-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russia kills 27 civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin remains defiant over Trump threats, by Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia’s relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country, officials said today, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to soon punish Russia with sanctions and tariffs unless . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia closes in on Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, by Bashir Kitachayev | The Moscow Times Russia’s summer offensive in eastern Ukraine has zeroed in on Pokrovsk, one of the last major cities in the Donetsk region still held by Kyiv, as Moscow pushes to consolidate control of the entire area. READ MORE . . .
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EU freezes Ukraine aid over Zelensky’s anti-corruption rollback, by Olena Hrazhdan | Kyiv Post The European Union informed Ukraine’s government on July 24 through diplomatic channels that it was suspending all financial assistance to Ukraine until the independent powers of its anti-corruption institutions are restored. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s live-blogging lawmakers fuel public anger at parliament. From Reuters. KYIV — Swivelling his selfie camera around the floor of Ukraine’s parliament, opposition lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko beamed out a real-time view of colleagues’ fast-tracking legislation. “Friends,” he said in the July 22 broadcast to his more than 2 million social media subscribers, “this is how parliamentarianism is being destroyed in Ukraine.” READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate two settlements in Ukraine operation over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated two settlements in the Zaporozhye Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian arms maker unveils new mine-laying drone, by Yana Prots | The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian ground drone manufacturer Robotic Complexes has unveiled its new Threeminer mine-laying drone, the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform said on Monday. READ MORE . . .
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