For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. — MCM
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Russia says it thwarts Ukrainian rocket attack on Crimean Bridge, downs drones. From Reuters. Russia’s Defence Ministry said today that Ukraine had tried unsuccessfully to strike the Crimean Bridge across the Kerch Strait with S-200 rockets, but that no damage or casualties had been caused. The 12-mile (19-km) bridge, which links Russian-annexed Crimea to Russia, has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Governor: Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast injure at least 2, by Daria Shulzhenko | The Kyiv Independent Russian troops have been shelling Kherson Oblast since this morning, injuring at least two civilians, the regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. The shelling hit a residential house in the village of Poniativka, causing multiple wounds to a 70-year-old resident, Prokudin said. According to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine, by Kostya Mankox | AP ANTALYA, Turkey — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle in the other, the Rev. Ioann Koval led one of his first services in Turkey after Russian Orthodox Church leadership decided to defrock him following his prayer for peace in Ukraine. Last September, when . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine conflict to spin out of control if Kiev gets Taurus missiles — German MP. From Tass. BERLIN — The German government’s supplies of Taurus cruise missiles to the Kiev regime will lead to an uncontrolled escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Sahra Wagenknecht, member of the Bundestag for The Left, said. “The delivery [by the German government] of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine would . . . READ MORE . . .
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‘The See-Saw Effect,’by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post SNAPSHOT: The war see-sawed with Russian momentum near Kupyansk in the north and Ukrainian momentum near Urozhaine in the south. Russia continued its terroristic missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian civilian centers, including the second deadly bombing of Zaporizhzhia in two days. ANALYSIS: The allied invasion at D-Day and then Normandy involved . . . READ MORE . . .