For today, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, Tass, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and the Associated Press; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and LEBANON entries  for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM   

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Ukrainian army says it captured 27 Russian soldiers in Kursk Region. From AFP. The Ukrainian military said today its forces had captured more than two dozen Russian soldiers in the southwestern Kursk region, where it has been battling Moscow’s army since launching an incursion in August. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces pound Ukrainian military airfields, UAV assembly, storage sites. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) assembly and storage sites over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Rubio: ‘Concessions’ needed from both Kyiv, Moscow. From Kyiv Post. Marco Rubio, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as Secretary of State, on Wednesday reiterated his view that the war in Ukraine “has to end” calling for concessions to be made by Kyiv, Washington and Moscow. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, UK sign 100-year partnership agreement, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a 100-year partnership agreement during their meeting in Kyiv today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.