First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Post, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Finally for today, a link to commentary from the Kyiv Post. (Scroll up or click HERE and HERE for today’s later entries in this blog.) — MCM
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Ukraine claims gains on southeastern front, fighting rages in east. From Reuters. KYIV — The Ukrainian military today claimed more success in its counter-offensive against Russian forces on the southeastern front, a day after announcing the liberation of a village that had served as a Russian strongpoint. The military said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine will need arms from West ‘until we have won’: Kuleba. From AFP. Ukraine will need a steady supply of Western arms and ammunition until its military has routed Russian forces from all occupied Ukrainian territory, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told AFP this week. “The . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s missile strike wipes out Ukrainian army’s ammo train in Dnepropetrovsk area. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces delivered a missile strike that destroyed a Ukrainian military train with ammunition in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said today in a briefing. READ MORE . . .
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Two Russian ‘Alligator’ Ka-52 helicopters downed near Robotyne, by Julia Struck and Chris York | The Kyiv Post Ukraine’s Armed Forces scored two significant successes this morning, taking out two of Russia’s “Alligator” Ka-52 helicopter gunships. Soldiers from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade reported the downing of one in the vicinity of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, the aftermath of which was captured on video. Elsewhere, Mykola Oleshchuk, the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia is trying to recover from currency dip by hiking interest rates. Reported.by Charles Maynes | NPR Russia has increased interest rates to try to stabilize the country’s currency. But it doesn’t mean it’s running out of money to pay for the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Corruption in Afghanistan offers lessons for billions going to Ukraine. Article by Tom Bowman and reporting for radio by Steve Inskeep | NPR WASHINGTON — Just last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired all two dozen regional military recruiters. Investigators found they were coming up with bogus documents to show a potential recruit was unfit for military duty. The price? $10,00 each. A few days later, the New York Times reported . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Why can’t we be honest about Kremlin propaganda? by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post Nearly 18 months into Russia’s war against Ukraine and, against all objective evidence about Russian war crimes, Kremlin tropes are still getting traction with legitimate Western media. A recent opinion editorial (op-ed) published in The Australian, Australia’s national newspaper of record owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd, serves as a classic example of . . . READ MORE . . .