For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, Anadolu Agency, Reuters, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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NEWER Russia and Ukraine trade drone strikes, disrupting air travel. From AP. Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones today, throwing Russian air travel in disarray. Russia’s Transport Ministry said hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled due to Ukrainian drone strikes on Saturday and overnight. In Ukraine, large-scale Russian drone strikes today . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 6, injure 25 over past day, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Russian attacks against Ukraine have killed at least six civilians and injured at least 25 others over the past day, regional authorities said today. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russian forces launched . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says captured 2 more east Ukraine settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. From AFP. Russia said today it had captured two more settlements in east Ukraine, one in the Donetsk region and one in the Kharkiv region. READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine, U.S. agree to ‘significantly’ enhance efforts on drones, by Serdar Dincel | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukraine and the U.S. reached an agreement to “significantly” enhance efforts on drones, stressing that Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and “one of the leading” U.S. companies . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 5 Ukraine’s top general warns of possible new Russian offensive in northeast, by Max Hunder | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine’s top military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi warned on Saturday of a possible new Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region, a part of northeastern Ukraine which has seen heavy fighting since Russia invaded in 2022. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 5 Russian air defences shoot down four drones headed for Moscow, mayor says. From Reuters. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency services were working at the sites where the drones were downed on Saturday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 5 Ukraine attacks Russian airfields. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Pien Huang | NPR The Ukrainian military says that today it attacked airfields in Russia, where fighter jets used to bomb Ukrainian cities are stored. They say it’s an attempt to weaken the Kremlin’s war machine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JULY 5 U.S. company no longer searching for investors to fund Kiev — Bloomberg. From Tass. NEW YORK — Shortly after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, the U.S. company BlackRock stopped looking for investors for its potential fund, the proceeds of which were to go towards the reconstruction of Ukraine, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. READ MORE . . .
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