First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Tass, followed by links to commentary by a Berkshire Eagle columnist and a Britain-based observer; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names below. (The GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian drones target Kyiv as UK Defense Ministry says little chance of front-line change. From AP. KYIV — Russian drones targeted Kyiv today as the British Defense Ministry said there were “few immediate prospects” for major change along the Ukrainian front line as the war enters its second winter. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian army says advancing at Dnipro River as drones target Kyiv. From AFP. The Ukrainian army said today it has pushed Russian forces back “three to eight kilometres” from the banks of Dnipro river, which if confirmed would be the first meaningful advance by Kyiv’s forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive. Ukrainian and Russian forces have been . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian army losses 145 troops in South Donetsk direction in 24 hours. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 145 servicemen in the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry specified . . . READ MORE . . .

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With Crimea bridge crippled, Russia forced to rethink regional strategy, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle  Over the last decade, Russia turned Crimea into a massive aircraft carrier in the Black Sea. Two years ago, Russia used the peninsula as a springboard for its invasion of southern Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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The media’s Nord Stream lies just keep coming, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net  Want to understand why the media we consume is either owned by billionaires or under the thumb of government? The latest reporting of who was behind the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines provides the answer. Although . . . READ MORE . . .