For today, links to reports from the Associated Prsss, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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In Ukrainian village, a family lives under cloud of shelling, by Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP  Despite the severity of the fighting in dozens of town and villages that span the 1,000-kilometer (more than 600-mile) front line in eastern Ukraine, many families have refused to leave their homes, rejecting evacuation attempts and choosing to risk their lives under bombardment. Aid groups concentrate . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says Russian forces using ‘scorched earth’ tactics in battle for Bakhmut, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters  * Ukrainian defenders of Bakhmut still holding out * Zelenskiy denounces Palm Sunday attacks * Russians launch air strikes, artillery barrages * Avdiivka also in Moscow’s sights | KYIV — Russian forces are pressing attacks in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, focusing on two cities and pounding Ukrainian positions with air strikes and artillery barrages, Kyiv said today. The assault on Bakhmut, a small city in Donetsk at the edge of a chunk of Russian-controlled territory, has for months been the focus of the biggest battle of the war. Ukraine’s Armed Forces General Staff said yesterday’s fighting was heaviest along . . . READ MORE . . .

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How the U.S. intelligence leaks impact the Ukrainian government and its war stategy. Reported by A Martínez and Joanna Kakissis | NPR The U.S. intelligence leaks, some of which detail the state of the war in Ukraine, have come to light as Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive sometime this spring. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.