For now, links to reports from the Scheer Post, Reuters, Le Monde, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Next an early-April report from the Epoch Times on Ukrainian government moves against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Then, from the Jimmy Dore Show in early April, commentary on an NBC News reporter’s allegedly being put in danger for his report from Crimea, and an NBC interview about that report and its context. — MCM
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Leaked document appears to show NATO special operations forces are in Ukraine, by Dave DeCamp | Antiwar.com / The Sheer Post A Pentagon document that has appeared on the internet as part of a trove of leaks shows the number of NATO special operations forces that are inside Ukraine, according to The Guardian. The Guardian report reads: “One slide suggested that a small contingent of less than a hundred special operations personnel from NATO members France, America, Britain, and Latvia were already active in Ukraine.” According to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Leaked U.S. intel document claims Serbia agreed to arm Ukraine, by Jonathan Landay and Aleksandar Vasovic | Reuters WASHINGTON / BELGRADE — Serbia, the only country in Europe that has refused to sanction Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, agreed to supply arms to Kyiv or has sent them already, according to a classified Pentagon document. Serbia’s Defense Minister Milos Vucevic today dismissed the intel as “untrue.” READ MORE . . .
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Leaked Pentagon documents: What we know about their authenticity. From Le Monde. Since March 1, the publication of several dozen documents marked “confidential” and purporting to come from the American intelligence services has taken Washington by surprise. Both the content and the apparent source of the documents, an obscure discussion forum, raise many questions at this stage with no clear . . . Click HERE to read a limited part of report in English without a subscription, and HERE to read in French.
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EU, UN and Kremlin react to video of apparent beheading of Ukrainian POW. From AFP. Click HERE, HERE and HERE for brief articles.
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All administrative buildings in Artyomovsk controlled by Russian forces – DPR head. From Tass. MOSCOW — All administrative buildings in Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine) are controlled by Russian forces, acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said on Tuesday. He said he had been to Artyomovsk and had seen hardly any building not seriously damaged there . . . READ MORE . . .
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As Ukraine war drags on, civilians’ mental health needs rise, by Elena Becatoros | AP Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians need psychological help as a result of the war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022 with millions of people displaced, bereaved, forced into basements for months due to incessant shelling or enduring harrowing journeys. Experts say the number is only expected to rise as the war . . . READ MORE . . .
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Following one Kharkiv kindergarten class since the Russian invasion. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR The Russian invasion spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how to deal with trauma manifesting in the country’s youngest. Click HERE to listen and read.
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How the war in Ukraine has forever changed the children in one kindergarten class. Reported by Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage | NPR In the city of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, a kindergarten classroom with bright yellow and green walls and long, gauzy curtains, toys and books. The lockers are filled with children’s belongings: shoes, backpacks and a drawing of a snowman. But there are no children. This is a blessing, given that . . . Click HERE to listen and read more.
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Ukraine steps up pressure on Orthodox Church, arrests top cleric, By Adam Morrow | The Epoch Times (April 4, 2023) The government in Kyiv has placed a Ukrainian Orthodox Church leader under house arrest and demanded that Orthodox monks vacate a 1,000-year-old monastery, amid a clampdown on the church. Ukrainian officials accuse the church of harboring pro-Russia sympathies and collaborating with Moscow. The church denies . . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine puts NBC reporter on ‘kill list.’ Jimmy Dore and Jose Vega | The Jimmy Dore Show. They talk about the NBC News report in which reporter Keir Simmons interviews Crimea residents favorably disposed toward Russia. Click HERE for the segment.
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A rare look into Russian-annexed territory of Crimea. Andrea Mitchell interviews Kier Simmons on Feb. 28 program | NBC Simmons talks about his visit to Crimea one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Click HERE for interview and Simmons’ report.