For today, links to reports from the Kyiv Post, Tass, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and TAIBBI ET AL and HERSH entries are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine withdraws from position south of embattled Avdiivka as Kremlin infantry advances, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukraine said today it was pulling back from a position on the southern outskirts of the city of Avdiivka, where heavy battles were raging with Russian forces. “After many months . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s strikes hammer Ukrainian military-industrial sites over past week. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces delivered 30 combined strikes by precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises and deployment sites of enemy troops over the past week in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. “Over the period of Feb. 11-16 . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy signing security agreements with Germany, France as Kyiv shores up support, by Geir Moulson | AP BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a bilateral security agreement with Germany and planned to sign another with France toFriday, securing a strong signal of long-term backing as Kyiv . . . READ MORE . . .
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Wars in Israel, Ukraine to dominate global security summit in Munich, by Sarah Marsh and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters BERLIN / MUNICH — Leading politicians, military officers and diplomats from around the world gather in Munich on Friday for a security conference that will be dominated by the wars in Israel and Ukraine as well as fears over the U.S. commitment to defending its allies. The Munich Security Conference is an annual global gathering focused on defence and diplomacy. READ MORE. . .
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FROM FEB. 15 Ukranians in Sumy are still living under attacks from Russia. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR NATO is promising a delivery of a million drones to Ukraine, even as future U.S. support seems uncertain. Ukrainians in Sumy, a region in northeastern Ukraine, live under Russian shelling and deadly mortar attacks. CLICK HERE listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine pins hopes on home-made drones to counter Russia, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been a drone tactics pioneer, from applying purpose-built military UAVs to weaponizing civilian models. On Feb. 7 President Volodymyr Zelensky announced . . . READ MORE . . .
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Why sending more aid to Ukraine has become a divisive issue within the GOP. A Martínez of NPR speaks with American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Danielle Pletka about why some Republicans strongly oppose sending more aid to Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.