For today, links to seven reports from: Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, Tass, and the Anadolu Agency, and to commentary from ScheerPost via Popular Resistance; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and VENEZUELA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Russia says its forces took control of Pivdenne in eastern Ukraine. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia’s defence ministry said today its forces had taken control of the settlement of Pivdenne in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Pivdenne, which Russia calls by its Soviet-era name of Leninskoe .. . . READ MORE . . .
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Fire at Russian oil depot extinguished after Ukrainian drone strike, authorities say. From AFP. Authorities in southwestern Russia said today a fire that had broken after a Ukrainian attack over the weekend had finally been extinguished. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Post.
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Ukrainian UAVs attack oil depot, 5 drones shot down over Russia’s Kursk Region, Moscow says. From Kyiv Post. Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil depot as well as other targets just over Ukraine’s northern border, according to Russian media reports. This morning . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian paratroopers repel another massive Russian attack near Kurahove. From the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s 79th Tavrian Air Assault Brigade stopped another large-scale attempt by Russian forces to advance near Kurahove in Donetsk Oblast, the Airborne Assault Troops Command said today. READ MORE . . .
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Battlegroup Center liberates DPR’s Volchye settlement. From Tass. MOSCOW — The battlegroup North has defeated five Ukrainian brigades and repelled five counterattacks over the day, wiping out up to 220 enemy servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily bulletin, which gives details of combat actions over the past 24 . . . READ MORE . . .
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China can become ‘key player’ to help identify peace in Ukraine, says Italian premier, by Riyaz ul Khaliq and Giada Zampano | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL / ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said today China could become a “key player” in helping end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, “starting from the principles of . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 27 Europe’s path to war and self-destruction, by Fabian Scheidler | ScheerPost / Popular Resistance The EU, which could be completely devastated by a possible escalation of the war in Ukraine, is not only doing nothing to avert this danger and stop the killing, but is also undermining the diplomatic attempts of a member state, Hungary. READ MORE . . .