First, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to commentary from Australia with links to other articles. — MCM
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U.S. to send tanks to Ukraine. Reported by Kaid McNamee, Matt Ozug and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the administration’s decision to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Russia downplays West’s move on tanks, strikes Ukraine again. From AP. From Washington to Berlin to Kyiv, a Western decision to send battle tanks to Ukraine was hailed enthusiastically. Moscow first shrugged it off — and later launched another barrage of attacks. The Kremlin . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian army says downed 47 of 55 Russian missiles. From AFP. The Ukrainian army said Thursday it had shot down 47 out of 55 air and sea-based missiles launched by Russia in a massive new wave of attacks. The head of Ukraine’s army, Valery Zaluzhny, said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Why tanks could be a game-changer for Ukraine. Reported by Rob Schmitz and Greg Myre | NPR For months, Ukraine has been demanding, and was denied, state-of-the-art Western tanks. The U.S. and Germany — considered to have the best tanks in the world — promised Wednesday to send them. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Ukraine losing 80 to 200 troops in Zaporozhye Region every day, politician says. From Tass. MELITOPOL — The Ukrainian Armed Forces began losing 80 to 200 troops a day along the Zaporozhye frontline after the Russian army intensified its activities there, Chairman of the We Stand With Russia movement Vladimir Rogov said Thursday. The intensity of fighting . . . READ MORE . . .
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A Russian graveyard reveals Wagner’s prisoner army, by Felis Light, Filipp Lebedev and Reade Levinson | Reuters Many of the men buried in a rapidly expanding cemetery in the southern Russia village of Bakinskaya were convicts who were recruited by the Wagner Group last year after its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, promised a pardon if prisoners survived six months at the front. . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters KYIV — “The next big hurdle will now be the fighter jets,” Yuriy Sak, who advises Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, told Reuters on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .
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The West is incentivizing Russia to hit back, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com Well the omnicidal war sluts won the debate over sending tanks to Ukraine, so now it’s time to start arguing for sending F-16s. In an article titled “Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies,” Reuters . . . READ MORE . . .
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