For today, links to four reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Tass, the Associated Press, and Kyiv Post, and to an article of commentary from the Moscow Times; others or least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE 9-16-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Ukraine liberates 160 km square in ‘counteroffensive operation’ in Donetsk Oblast, Zelensky says, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent  Citing a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that seven settlements have been retaken in the Dobropillia and Pokrovsk sectors. READ MORE . . .

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Over 40 Ukrainian UAVs attack Russian regions at night — Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Air defense systems destroyed 43 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions during the night, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 17  Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for U.S. weapons to sustain fight against Russia, Zelenskyy says, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.  The financial arrangement pools contributions from NATO members, except the United States, to purchase . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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FROM SEPT. 17  Russia inflates battlefield gains after a costly summer offensive, by Bashir Kitachayev | The Moscow Times  The chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, declared in late August that his forces had achieved major victories across eastern and southern Ukraine in their summer offensive, citing . . . READ MORE . . .

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