First, links to reports from the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 8, injure 30 over past day, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent  Russian attacks against Ukraine killed eight people and injured 30 over the past day, regional authorities said today. Russia targeted a total of 11 Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, and Donetsk. READ MORE . . .

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Battlegroup Center repels 3 attacks of Ukrainian army in a day — Russian Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Fighters of the Battlegroup Center of the Russian armed forces repelled three counterattacks of thE Ukrainian armed forces over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine aims to ‘destabilize Russia’ with Kursk incursion. From AFP. Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion aiming to destabilize Russia by showing the country’s weaknesses, a top official from Ukraine has said as the assault entered its sixth day. “We are . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AP, and HERE for related commentary from Kyiv Post.