For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. NOTE: For later post of this blog today, click HERE or scroll up. — MCM
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Russia unleashes a missile barrage on Ukraine, killing and wounding civilians, by Illia Novikov and Dasha Litvinova | AP KYIV — Russian forces unleashed a barrage of missiles on regions across Ukraine early today, killing civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure. The barrage came just hours before top Russian military officials and their counterparts from Asia, the Middle East and Africa gathered outside Moscow for . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia air strikes target western Ukraine, killing three, by Andrew Perun | Reuters LVIV, Ukraine — Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas today, killing three people in a factory and wounding more than a dozen, Ukrainian officials said. Local media said the attacks were the largest air assault on the Lviv region since the Russian invasion in February 2022. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces repel five Ukrainian counterattacks in Kupyansk area over day — spokesman. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian battlegroup West has repelled five Ukrainian counterattacks in Kupyansk area over day, Sergey Zybinsky, the battlegroup’s spokesman, has told Tass. “In order to regain lost positions in the Kupyansk area, the enemy . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian defence minister says Kyiv’s miliary resources ‘almost exhausted’. From AFP. MOSCOW — Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu said today that Ukraine’s military resources were “almost exhausted”, as Kyiv wages a gruelling counter offensive to recapture lost territory. “Despite comprehensive assistance from the West, Ukraine’s armed forces . . . READ MORE . . .
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As the war in Ukraine continues, China’s defense minister visits Russia, Belarus. Reported by Charles Maynes | NPR China Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus this week. Click HERE later to listen and read.
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Remembering the Ukrainian musical duo the Similar Girls, killed by a Russian missile. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR A Russian missile has killed a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read..