First, a link to an op-ed column from today’s Berkshire Eagle. Then, links to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Ukrainians now face ‘Kholodomor,’ or death by cold, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle During the three-week gas shutdown by Russia’s Gazprom, hundreds of people in Ukraine and Eastern Europe froze to death. During this Thanksgiving and holiday season, please think about helping Ukrainians get through the winter. READ MORE . . .
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Russia strikes, Ukraine repairs, in a battle to survive the winter. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Russia dramatically stepped up its air campaign last month with waves of drones and missiles. In the latest barrage, Russia fired 70 cruise missiles on Wednesday. This knocked out electricity, heating and water in many cities and further damaged the already fragile power system. These basic services were steadily returning on Thursday and Friday. Ukraine said it shot down . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Freezing Ukraine gradually restores power after Russian strikes on grid, by Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth | Reuters * Thirty percent of Ukrainian power still out * EU vows to help Ukraine overcome energy shortages * Germany to recognise Soviet-era famine as genocide | KYIV — Ukrainian authorities on Friday gradually restored power, aided by the reconnection of the country’s four nuclear plants, but millions of people were still in the dark after the most devastating Russian air strikes of the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with Ukrainians to use energy sparingly. “If there is . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian shelling kills 15 civilians in Kherson: City official. From AFP. KYIV: Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians on Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat, water and power to major cities. Throughout the country, Russian air strikes in recent weeks have brought Ukraine’s energy infrastructure to its knees as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Lavrov says Ukrainians will be liberated from neo-Nazi rulers. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said in a documentary aired today that Ukrainians deserve friendly relations with their Slavic brothers and will be liberated from neo-Nazi rulers. “The Ukrainian people . . . READ MORE . . .
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As winter sets in, Ukrainian battlefields show few signs of freezing, by James Beardsworth | The Moscow Times “Russia has big manpower potential after withdrawing from Kherson,” said Konrad Muzyka, a Poland-based defense analyst. “We’re looking at 150,000 to 200,000 Russian men currently being trained.” And . . . READ MORE . . .
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