For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM  

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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine, by Felipe Dana | AP  KYIV — Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities, Ukrainian military officials said today. Moscow’s troops have begun a push to regain territory near Bakhmut, the eastern mining city that. . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian troops use long-range missiles to shell city in LPR. From Tass. LUGANSK — Ukrainian troops have presumably used long-range missiles to hit the outskirts of the city of Pervomaisk in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the city’s mayor, Sergey Kolyagin, said today. “Today Pervomaisk’s suburbs came under shelling by Ukrainian troops. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says killed 3 Russian officers in blast in occupied Melitopol. From AFP. Ukraine said today that a blast triggered by “local resistance movements” in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday killed at least three Russian officers. “At least three . . . READ MORE . . .

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Senior Ukrainian military officer organized Nord Stream attack – Washington Post | Frm the Moscow Times  A senior Ukrainian military officer with intelligence ties coordinated the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines last year, The Washington Post and Der Spiegel reported Saturday, citing anonymous Ukrainian and European officials, as well as other people familiar with the operation. Col. Roman Chervinsky, 48, who . . . READ MORE . . .

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