First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Russian missile debris falls on Kyiv children’s hospital, no casualties – Ukraine. From Reuters. KYIV — Missile fragments crashed into the grounds of a children’s hospital in Kyiv today and explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital as air defences responded to a morning Russian air strike. Explosions were also reported in the western region of Khmelnytskyi where . . . READ MORE . . . 

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Russia says strike hit foreign mercenary base in Zaporizhzhia. From AFP.  Russia’s defense ministry said today its forces hit a location where “foreign mercenaries” were quartered in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, after Kyiv said a Russian missile struck a hotel on Thursday evening, leaving one dead and 16 injured. Local media . . . . . . READ MORE . . .

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Turkey may host third round of international consultations on Ukraine — Hurriyet daily. From Tass. ANKARA — Turkey may play host to the third round of consultations on resolving the Ukraine crisis following the last meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported. According to its article, the next meeting is scheduled for October. READ MORE . . .

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As tensions mount, Poland plans to deploy troops to its border with Belarus. Reported by Sarah McCammon and Rob Schmitz | NPR  Poland is planning to send ten thousand troops to its border with Belarus to counter what the government sees as a security threat from Russia’s ally, and host to Wagner militia fighters. Click HERE to listen and read.

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