For today, links to six reports: from Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Tass, Reuters, and the Moscow Times; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for today are HERE, and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Donbas water woes worsen, supply cuts to 6 more cities, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Authorities in the Russia-occupied sections of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region today announced water supplies to six cities would be drastically reduced or cut off completely, worsening a water crisis that has already left tens thousands of homes and businesses with bone-dry faucets for months. READ MORE . . .

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Across occupied Ukraine, Russia has caused a devastating water crisis it cannot fix, by Yuliia Taradiuk | The Kyiv Independent  Years of neglect and war damage have left Russian-occupied areas of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts with barely functioning infrastructure, while in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia’s invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said today, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of attrition as U.S.-led peace efforts struggle to gain traction. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Pervoye Maya community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Pervoye Maya in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin says it doesn’t like European proposals on security guarantees for Ukraine. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia takes a negative view of European proposals on security guarantees for Ukraine and will not accept any presence of NATO troops on its neighbour’s territory, the Kremlin said today. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

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