First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Moscow Times, National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Global Research and the Unz Review, a link to commentary on a Fox News interview conducted last Wednesday. Next, links to three reports from overtly partisan sources.— MCM
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Free for a month, Kherson still toils to clear Russian traps, by Inna Varenytsia and Jamey Keaten | AP KHERSON, Ukraine — Today marks exactly one month since Russia’s troops withdrew from Kherson and its vicinity after an eight-month occupation, sparking jubilation across Ukraine. But life in the southern city is still very far from normal. The departing Russians left behind all sorts of ugly surprises, and their . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia drones smash power network in Odesa, by Nick Starkov | Reuters KYIV — All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday. “The situation in the Odesa region is very difficult . . . READ MORE . . .
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White House announces new air defense aid for Ukraine. From AFP. The White House Friday announced a new 275-million-dollar aid package to help boost Ukraine’s air defenses, against Russian drones in particular. White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters the aid “will . . . READ MORE . . .
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Medvedev says enemy entrenched global wide, Russia boosting production of powerful weapons. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia is boosting the production of the most powerful weapons, including based on new physical principles, for countering Western countries that support Kiev’s regime, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said today. “Our enemy is entrenched . . . in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and a whole number of other places that have sworn allegiance to today’s Nazis. That is why. . . READ MORE . . .
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BBC investigation verifies deaths of 10,000 Russian troops in Ukraine. From the Moscow Times. The Russian military has sustained over 10,000 verifiable deaths in the course of its nine-month invasion of Ukraine, according to open-source research conducted by the BBC and independent Russian news outlet MediaZone that was released on Friday. Among the 10,002 dead servicemen identified . . . READ MORE . . .
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Life in a Ukrainian town: rampaging Russians, power cuts, a visit by Banksy. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR BORODIANKA, Ukraine — The Russian troops who pulverized this small town are gone. But as residents try to rebuild from the rubble, Russian missiles blasting other parts of Ukraine keep knocking out the electricity here as well. The challenges seem overwhelming. The main street is lined . . . Click HERE to listen and read more.
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4 minutes of undiluted truth on mainstream TV, by Mike Whitney | The Unz Review The last thing you’d ever expect to hear on a mainstream news channel, is the truth. But — strange as it might seem —that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday night [Dec. 7] on the Tucker Carlson Show. Carlson interviewed veteran journalist Glenn Greenwald in a 4-minute segment that provided the best ‘easy-to-understand’ summary of the Ukraine War you’ll hear anywhere. And what was so shocking about . . . READ MORE . . .
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Update from Ukraine: Crimean airfields are under fire, Ukraine wants to get Melitopol this winter. Reported by Denys Davydof | DenysDavydof24h Click HERE for video commentary from yesterday, and HERE for other recent reports.
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Foreign mercenaries ready to retire from Ukrainian front lines. From South Front. Click HERE for that. Click HERE for other recent South Front reports.
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Day 291: Ukrainian War Map. From Ukraine News TV. Click HERE for Dec. 11 report, and HERE for other recent reports.
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