Ukraine, 8-14-26

Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, LEBANON, SYRIA, WEST BANK and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 8-13-26.) — MCM

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Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge, by Illia Novikov | AP   KYIV — Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine today, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said. The United Nations said on Thursday that July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the weeks following Moscow’s all-out invasion more than four years ago. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Fire breaks out at Ust-Luga port after Ukrainian drone attack. From the Moscow Times. A fire broke out at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, a major hub for oil exports, following a Ukrainian drone attack today, regional authorities said. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s drone campaign is challenging Russia’s grip on Crimea. Reported by Russia had maintained an iron grip on Crimea since it seized the territory in its initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. But Ukraine is now waging a sustained drone campaign on the peninsula. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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