Here are links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Today’s other entries are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city. From The Associated Press. KYIV — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat, characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces, as the ongoing attack on an eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day today. City head Vitalii Barabash said Moscow was deploying additional forces to encircle the strategically important city . . . READ MORE . . .

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Top Ukraine general says fighting in northeast has ‘significantly worsened’. From Reuters. KYIV — Fighting along the northern portion of Ukraine’s eastern front has “significantly worsened” in recent days, the commander of Kyiv’s ground forces said today. Oleksandr Syrskyi, who was visiting Ukrainian troops in the area, said Russian forces had regrouped after suffering losses and were attacking around the village of Makiivka and towards the city of Kupiansk. “The main . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces defeat Ukrainian units in Donetsk area — Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian armed forces have repelled a Ukrainian attack and defeated the enemy’s manpower and equipment near Andreyevka, Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka and Maryinka, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The losses of the enemy in this area amounted to 185 servicemen,” it said. The Ukrainian forces also . . . READ MORE . . .