For today, links to ten reports: from the Moscow Times, Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Putin orders Russian army to increase troop size by 180K. From the Moscow Times. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree today increasing the number of soldiers in the Russian military by 180,000, bringing the total number of active servicemen to 1.5 million for this upcoming winter. The decree, which takes effect Dec. 1 . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Ukraine says Russian drone barrage injures one in Kyiv region. From Reuters. KYIV — A Russian overnight drone barrage injured one person and damaged five homes in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, the regional authorities said today. Governor Ruslan Kravchenko reported no damage to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says it retakes two villages in its western Kursk Region. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia said on today its forces had retaken control of two villages in its western Kursk region from Ukraine, continuing what Moscow says is a significant counter-offensive there. Russian forces have been battling Ukrainian troops . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 14 Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory. From AP. KYIV — Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in their policy on the use of long-range weapons. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 15 Deadly shelling in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russia inches closer. From AFP. Russian shelling killed one person in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Sunday, local authorities said, as Moscow’s troops inched closer to the key logistics hub. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s battlegroup West repels 8 counterattacks, inflicting roughly 600 enemy casualties. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s battlegroup West has repelled eight attacks by Ukrainian assault teams in the past day, inflicting roughly 600 enemy casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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The Russian targets that could be on Ukraine’s long-range missile strike list, by Nate Ostiller and Chris York | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s hopes have been buoyed in recent weeks that its Western allies will finally allow their long-range weapons . . . READ MORE . . .
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Inside the U.S. city churning out Ukrainian weapons. Reported by Mansee Khurana | NPR SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant has ramped up production of 155 millimeter howitzer artillery rounds since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The plant makes weapons for Ukraine and Taiwan, but cannot give specific . . . Click HERE to listen, and to read article.
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Ukraine’s HUR special forces target Russian drone base in Syria, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post Special forces from the Khimik group of Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence attacked a Russian military base in Syria Sunday morning, according to a Kyiv Post source in military intelligence. The operation took place on the southeastern . . . READ MORE . . .