For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to historical commentary by the editor of Consortium News. — MCM

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Ukrainian drone attacks Russian town near major nuclear plant.  From Reuters.  MOSCOW A Ukrainian drone attacked a town in western Russia which is home to one of the country’s biggest nuclear power stations, though there was no damage reported to the plant, Russian officials said today. Governor Roman Starovoit said a Ukrainian drone had damaged the facade of a building in the town of Kurchatov. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometers (400 miles) away, in an apparent reference to the previous day’s strike on an airport in western Russia. He said the weapon was produced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. victim of own propaganda in Ukraine war, by Joe Lauria  | Consortium News The massacre on May 2, 2014, of demonstrators in Odessa protesting the U.S.-backed coup deposing  democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych “is a key point in understanding the cause of the war.” It has since been buried by the West, creating a propagandized narrative about Russia’s intervention. An Aug. 21 goof by someone in the U.S. Embassy in Prague last month illustrated this. Click HERE to read.