For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Anadolu Agency, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, MEDIA and BANGLADESH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Russia tightens security in region of Ukraine incursion, fighting persists, by Samya Kullab and Jim Heintz | AP KYIV — Russia today announced what it called a counterterrorism operation to increase security in the border region where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off-guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the 2 1/2-year-old war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Anadolu Agency and NPR.
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Bodies of two young girls identified among 14 dead in Russian attack on Kostiantynivka. From Kyiv Post. The bodies of two girls, ages 11 and 9, have been identified, victims of Russia’s Friday attack on Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office. The PGO said today the bodies of 14 others have been found, including that of another child . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia evacuated more than 76,000 from border area. From AFP. Russia has evacuated more than 76,000 people from border areas in its western Kursk region since Tuesday, when Ukraine launched a surprise cross-border offensive, Russian media reported today. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Battlegroup North strikes ‘Foreign Legion’ in Kharkov Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup North has delivered a strike on mercenaries from the “Foreign Legion” in the Volchansk and Liptsy area, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. announces $125 mn in new military aid for Ukraine. From AFP. The United States on Friday announced $125 million in new military aid for Kyiv, as Ukrainian forces push ahead with a surprise offensive inside Russian territory. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby . . . READ MORE . . .