For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and National Public Radio; others (including three AP stories out of Germany) are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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As 37 die in apartment strike, Russia seen readying long war. From AP. KYIV — The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 37, authorities said today, as western analysts identified signs the Kremlin was preparing for a drawn-out war in Ukraine after almost 11 months of fighting. The victims . . . READ MORE . . .
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Death toll in Russian missile strike in Ukraine rises to 40, by Herbert Villarraga and Tom Balmforth | Reuters * Analysis: Wagner Group boss courts Putin with Ukrainian battlefield success * The latest news on Russia’s war on Ukraine *. Russia says Britain’s tanks ‘will burn’ in Ukraine | DNIPRO/KYIV, Ukraine — The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 today with dozens more missing, making it the deadliest civilian incident of Moscow’s three-month campaign of hurling missiles at cities far from the front. Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned today after . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s strike in Dnipro constitutes a ‘war crime’, Swedish PM. From AFP. Russia’s weekend strike on a residential block in Dnipro, which killed at least 36 people, constitutes a “war crime”, EU presidency holder Sweden said today. “The Swedish government condemns in the strongest terms . . . READ MORE . . .
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Bloomberg unveils amount of equipment Kiev has received since onset of Russia’s operation. From Tass. NEW YORK — According to the media outlet Bloomberg, the United States and its allies have provided the Zelensky regime in Ukraine with more than 4,000 armored vehicles, artillery pieces, aircraft and other weapon systems to help Kiev fight Russia, and now, NATO members are sending more . . . READ MORE . . .
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The latest from Ukraine and Russia’s ground war — and war of words. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe, Charles Maynes and Elissa Nadworny | NPR The latest (as of early Sunday) on the ground war — and the war of words and politics — from Ukraine and Russia. Click HERE to listen and read.
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What Russia’s claim on the capture of Soledar means for Ukraine. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies about Russia’s claim to have captured the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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