For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Tass, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August, Ukraine says, by Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth | Reuters  KYIV — Blasts boomed across Kyiv this morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take shelter in an underground . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office. From AP. BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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Situation in Kursk. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 450 troops in the Kursk area over the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Russian drone in mass use for air strikes on Ukraine uses electronics from PRC, Taiwan and the U.S., by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian military intelligence said today that a robot plane in mass production in Russia and widely used in air strikes against Ukrainian homes and businesses is manufactured and flown in combat thanks to electronics imported from the China, Taiwan, Switzerland and even . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian navy officer responsible for strikes on civilians killed in SBU operation, source says, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  The car bombing that killed Russian Navy officer Valery Trankovsky in occupied Sevastopol today was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, a source said. READ MORE . . .