For today, links to seven reports: from the Cradle, Tass, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and SONG entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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U.S., UK in secret talks with Ukrainian officials to ‘replace Zelensky’: report. From the Cradle. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has revealed that U.S. and British officials recently held a meeting in the Alps with top Ukrainian officials to discuss “replacing” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops strike Ukrainian army, mercenaries in 156 areas over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops struck deployment sites of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 156 areas 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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Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian army training ground, killing at least 3 soldiers, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — A Russian missile hit a Ukrainian army training ground, killing three soldiers and wounding 18 others, authorities said, in the latest attack to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 29 Russian airstrike on Ukrainian prison kills 16, Kyiv says. From AFP. A Russian strike on a prison in central Ukraine overnight killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian officials said early Tuesday. Russia launched . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian parliament scrambles for votes to overturn contentious anti-corruption rollback, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent Parliament passed a bill stripping the country’s anti-corruption agencies of their independence, to the sound of applause. A week later . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to listen to report from NPR and, later, read.
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Ukrainian drones targeting Russian state railways, impact summer holiday travelers, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukrainian long-range strikes have concentrated on Russia’s south-western rail network recently with the primary objective of damaging the Kremlin military supply to its troops in the east of Ukraine. A secondary goal . . . READ MORE . . .
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