For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Another arms depot in northwestern Russia on fire after Ukrainian drone strikes. From AP. KYIV — A blaze tore through a Russian arms depot deep inside the country, triggering explosions and the closure of a major highway, after Ukraine overnight launched over 100 drones at Russia and occupied Crimea, Russian news reports and the Defense Ministry said. READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskyy hopes for quick U.S. action as another arms depot is hit in Russia, by Tony Hicks | AP KYIV — A massive Ukrainian drone attack set a Russian arms depot ablaze deep inside the country, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of his visit to the White House that Kyiv’s multi-point “victory plan” demands quick action from the United States. Ukraine launched . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 20 Russian forces make three strikes on Kharkiv, 15 injured, officials say. From Reuters. Russian forces launched three strikes on Friday on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, injuring 15 people, including three children, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Kharkiv police reportedly said the strikes hit three . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says 101 drones downed overnight, explosions reported at ammunition depots, by Abbey Fenbert and Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent The Russian Defense Ministry claimed today that its forces shot down and intercepted 101 Ukrainian drones overnight, while explosions were reported at ammunition depots in Krasnodar Krai and Tver Oblast. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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Ukrainians sustain over 300 casualties in Kursk area in past day, Russia says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukrainian forces have lost more than 300 troops and nine units of armored hardware in the Kursk area in the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 19 Russia is ramping up drone production to 1.4 million, Putin says. From Reuters. MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ramping up drone production by around ten times to nearly 1.4 million this year to ensure the Russian armed forces grab victory in Ukraine. “In total,” he . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 19 Biden, Harris to meet Ukraine’s Zelenskiy on Sept. 26, White House says. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will hold separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sept. 26, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. READ MORE . . .