First, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Greanville Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via The Nation, a link to commentary from Tom Dispatch. (NOTES: Thanks to Eisenhower Media Network for recommendations on two articles. Scroll up or click HERE for a later entry.) — MCM
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Troop deaths, injuries in Ukraine war nearing 500,000 — NYT citing U,S. officials. From Reuters. The number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022 is nearing 500,000, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. The newspaper reported that Russia’s military casualties are approaching 300,000, including as many as 120,000 deaths, Ukrainian deaths were close to 70,000, with 100,000 to 120,000 wounded . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden. From AP. KYIV — A missile attack in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihviv killed seven people and wounded scores of others today, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Sweden. A 6-year-old girl was among the dead, while the wounded included 12 children, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian army shells DPR 44 times. From Tass. DONETSK — Ukraine’s armed forces bombarded the Donetsk People’s Republic 44 times during 24 hours firing 150 shells, with six people killed and another 11 wounded, the DPR’s mission at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukrainian War Crimes (JCCC) said today. “During the past 24 hours . . . READ MORE . . .
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Moscow says thwarted Ukrainian drone attack on airfield in northwestern Russia. From AFP. Russia on Saturday said it had thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on a military airfield in the Novgorod region, an area between Moscow and Saint Petersburg not previously targeted. “Today at about 10 a.m. Moscow time . . . READ MORE . . .
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YouTube deletes Scott Ritter’s channel. From the Greanville Post. Google-owned video hosting giant YouTube has deleted Scott Ritter’s YouTube channel, “due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s policy prohibiting hate speech.” The veteran former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer, UN weapons inspector, geopolitical observer and Sputnik contributor Scott Ritter has provided incisive . . . READ MORE . . .
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The American military Is truly exceptional — at spending money, by Robert Astore | Tom Dispatch / The Nation In his message to the troops prior to the July Fourth weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered high praise indeed. “We have the greatest fighting force in human history,” he tweeted, connecting that claim to the U.S. having patriots of all colors, creeds, and backgrounds “who bravely volunteer to defend our country and our values.” As a . . . READ MORE . . .
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