First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Huge blast at Moscow area factory adds to Russian jitters as new drone attacks are blamed on Ukraine, by Daria Litvinova and Emma Burrows | AP TALLINN, Estonia — An explosion today on the grounds a factory north of Moscow that makes optical equipment for Russia’s security forces injured 45 people, six of them severely, officials said. The blast occurred at a warehouse storing fireworks on the grounds of the Zagorsk optics manufacturing plant, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia shoots down two combat drones headed for capital: Moscow mayor. From AFP. Russian air defences have shot down two armed drones headed for Moscow, the city’s mayor said, the latest in a surge of drone attacks on Russia’s capital city. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early today that one drone was downed in the Domodedovo area on the southern outskirts of the city, while the second . . . READ MORE . . .
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Poland, Ukraine to form joint military unit, says Shoigu. From Tass. MOSCOW — Poland is planning to form a joint Polish Ukrainian military unit ostensibly for security, but with the ulterior motive of occupying western Ukraine, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergey Shoigu today. He drew attention to the dangers associated with Poland’s militarization . . . READ MORE . . .
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Dnipro Devils ‘raid Russian-occupied river town,’ by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post Ukraine’s special forces have reportedly conducted a daring raid of a settlement on the occupied left-bank of the Dnipro River, as Kyiv may be spreading out its slow-paced summer offensive. According to the independent Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and its sources, early Tuesday Ukrainian forces landed up to seven boats – each carrying around six to seven soldiers – near the settlement of Kozachi Laheri, then broke through Russian defensive lines, and advanced . . . READ MORE . . .
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3 years after anti-Lukashenko protests, Belarusians in Ukrainian army seek to enact change through force, by Milàn Czerny | The Moscow Times Some Belarusians are opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine by enlisting with the Ukrainian army. One of them, Andrzej Kshetussky, estimates that approximately 400 Belarusian fighters are currently on the frontlines. Members of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment speak with one another in the Belarusian language. In the past week alone, four of its fighters in the have been killed. READ MORE . . .
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From drone videos to selfies at the front, Ukraine is the most documented war ever. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR When I started covering wars back in the 1980s, a typical day was often like this: You woke up in a place with no electricity, no phone service, no television or newspapers. The Internet didn’t exist. You started every day from scratch. My experience in Ukraine has been different. Very different. Click HERE to listen and read.
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