For today, links to eight reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 4, injure 27 over past day, hit railroad station, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Russian attacks against Ukraine killed four and injured 27 people over the past day, regional authorities said early today. Russia targeted a total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts over the past day – Mykolaiv, Chernihiv . . . READ MORE . . .
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F-16s have arrived to help Ukraine fight Russia. Here’s what to know about their possible impact, by Barry Hatton and Andrew Meldrum | AP KYIV — The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces around the world for 50 years. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Kremlin says Russia will shoot down Ukraine’s F-16 fighter jets. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that Russian forces would shoot down U.S.-built F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine, and that the F-16s would have no significant impact on the course of the war. Lithuanian and U.S. officials said on Wednesday that Ukraine had received . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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Russian troops wipe out three U.S.-made Patriot missile launchers in Ukraine operation. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops destroyed three U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile launchers, an unmanned aerial vehicle control post and Ukrainian army trains over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone reportedly ambushes $15 million Russian helicopter near occupied Donetsk, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post The Mi-8 military helicopter of the Russian forces, which was downed near Russian-occupied Donetsk, was reportedly shot down by a Ukrainian drone on Wednesday, according to Russian military bloggers and Western media. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 31 Russia must be present at next peace summit to end war, Zelensky says, by Kateryna Denisova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine, along with most countries, believes that Russia must be present at a second peace summit in November in order to end the war, President Volodymyr Zelensky told French media in an interview published on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .