For today, links to nine reports: from the Kyiv Post, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Tass, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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New railway from Rostov to occupied Mariupol launched by Russian forces. From Kyiv Post. Russian forces have completed and launched a new railway from Rostov to the occupied city of Mariupol, according to Petro Andryushchenko, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. He said the new railway could . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says captured another eastern Ukraine village. From AFP. Russia said today its armed forces seized the village of Novoselivka Persha in eastern Ukraine, the latest in a string of frontline advances Moscow has claimed in recent weeks. READ MORE . . .
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Egyptians recruited by Russia fight in Kharkiv Oblast, by Daria Shulzhenko and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russia has been deploying foreign volunteers, namely residents of Egypt, to fight in its war against Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine’s Operational Tactical Group “Kharkiv” said today. “In Vovchansk . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine accuses Russian forces of killing, dismembering prisoner-of-war. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine’s human rights commissioner urged the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations to investigate an image widely shared online on Saturday that he said likely showed a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war killed and dismembered by Russian forces. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s East battlegroup defeats four Ukrainian brigades. From Tass. MOSCOW — Units of Russia’s East battlegroup defeated four Ukrainian brigades, the enemy lost up to 95 servicemen and two ammunition depots, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine intensifies its long-range strikes, sinking a Russian submarine and striking an airfield, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours, in line with a surge of long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said. Russia said Ukrainian drones also hit an apartment building, killing one person. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for Aug. 3 reports from Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters.