First, links to reports from the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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LUKoil Board Chairman Dead After Hospital Window Fall – Reports. From the Moscow Times. The chairman of the board of Russia’s largest private oil company, LUKoil, died today after falling from a Moscow hospital window, according to Russian media reports. Ravil Maganov, 67, plunged from the sixth-floor window of the Central Clinical Hospital, according to police sources cited by RBC news . . . READ MORE . . .
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Shelling forces closure of one reactor at Ukraine plant: Operator. From AFP. One of the six reactors at a Russian-held nuclear plant in southern Ukraine was shut down today as an emergency protection measure after shelling in the area, Ukraine’s nuclear agency said. The shutdown came as a team of UN experts was en route to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fukushima could provide insight into a potential nuclear disaster in Ukraine. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone? Click HERE to listen and read.
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Europeans brace for a rough winter with surging gas prices. Reported by Willem Marx | NPR Europeans face a tough winter as the price of gas – used to generate electricity and heating — soars. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Ukrainian children head back to school in a country marked by war. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR It’s the first day of school in Ukraine, where about 2,300 educational institutions have been damaged and nearly 300 destroyed. Teachers are supporting children who have been severely traumatized. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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It’s back to school in Ukraine — but far from normal, by Hanna Arhirova and Yesica Fisch | AP MYKHAILO-KOTSYUBYNSKE, Ukraine — The first day of school in Ukraine today won’t include children sharing memories of fun vacations with their families. Their stories are of surviving . . . READ MORE . . .
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Don’t underestimate Russia’s military strength, German defence chief warns, by Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh | Reuters BERLIN — Germany’s chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow’s military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so. “The bulk of the Russian land forces may be tied down in Ukraine at the moment but, even so, we should not underestimate the Russian land forces’ potential to open a second theatre of war,” General Eberhard Zorn, the highest-ranking soldier of the Bundeswehr, told Reuters in an interview. Beyond the army . . . READ MORE . . .
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