For today, links to eleven reports: from from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a MEDIA entry is HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine’s army chief says his troops control nearly 500 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region. From AP. KYIV — The chief of Ukraine’s army said today that the country’s troops control nearly 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) of Russia’s Kursk region since their surprised incursion three weeks ago. READ MORE . . .
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill five in second day of major strikes, Kyiv says, by Valentyn Ogirenko and Gleb Garanich | Reuters KYIV — Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least five people, officials said today, a day after Moscow’s biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour. Two people were killed when a hotel was “wiped out” . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine launches attack on Belgorod Region, pro-Kremlin sources say. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian forces launched an attack on border posts in the southwestern Belgorod region, Telegram channels linked to Russian security services said Tuesday, as regional officials reported an attempt “to break through the border.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia says captured village near Ukraine’s key hub of Pokrovsk. From AFP. Russia’s defence ministry Tuesday said forces had captured another village in the eastern Donetsk region near the city of Pokrovsk, a key logistics hub. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine tests its first ballistic missile, Zelensky says, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine carried out a successful test of the first domestic-made ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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Child dies in Ukrainian UAV attack on civilian car in Zaporozhye. From Tass. MELITOPOL — A Ukrainian drone attacked a civilian family’s car heading to the town of Polologi in the Zaporozhye Region, killing a child and injuring the rest of the family members, including a second minor, Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said. READ MORE . . .
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Indian PM Modi tells Putin he supports end to Ukraine war. From AFP. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin today that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-torn country last week. Modi has pursued a delicate balance between . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.