For now, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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Putin says Russia has no plan to attack NATO, dismisses Biden remark as ‘nonsense’, byGuy Faulconbridge | Reuters Russian president Vladimir Putin dismissed as “complete nonsense” remarks by U.S. president Joe Biden that Russia would attack a Nato country if it won the war in Ukraine, adding Russia had no interest in fighting the Nato military alliance. The war has triggered . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Civilian killed in Russian air attack on Ukraine — Odesa governor. From Reuters. Debris from a downed drone killed a civilian in the Odesa region, the governor of the southern Ukrainian region said today, after Ukraine’s air force said it had destroyed 20 drones that Russia launched overnight. Air defence systems destroyed nine Iran-made attack drones over . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Russian air defense shot down two MiG-29, Su-25, 91 drones over day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft, one Su-25, and 91 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Also, two HIMARS MLRS shells and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka, by Evgeny Maloletka | AP KYIV — As Russian forces press forward with an attempt to capture the town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, aerial footage gives an indication of their staggering losses. A Ukrainian military drone unit near Stepove, a village just north of Avdiivka, where . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Ukraine says shot down two missiles, 20 drones in new attack. From AFP. Ukraine Says Shot Down Two Missiles, 20 Drones in New Attack. From Reuters. Ukraine said today it had repelled two Russian missile and 20 drone attacks overnight, as Moscow reported downing 33 drones fired from Ukraine. The air force said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks after European Union funding stalled, by Karl Ritter and Elsie Morton | AP KYIV — Russia and Ukraine each reported dozens of attempted drone attacks in the past day, just hours after Hungary vetoed 50 billion euros ($54.5 billion) of European Union funding to Ukraine. Ukraine’s air force said . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Russia’s economy is going strong despite sanctions from the U.S. and its allies. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe | NPR Despite sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy has not suffered. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Alexandra Prokopenko with the Carnegie Eurasia Center. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.