Ukraine, 1-27-23

First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.  — MCM

   

Ukrainian presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — A new barrage of Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others in a day, the office of Ukraine’s president said today as the country worked to recover from an earlier wave of Russian missile strikes and drone attacks. Regional officials . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Ukraine says fighting fierce after tank pledges, seeks more arms, by Tom Balmforth and Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey | Reuters * Fighting intensifies in east Ukraine – Ukrainian officials * Ukraine says it needs more weapons, calls for sanctions * Western allies agreed this week to provide tanks * Russia says U.S. president holds key to ending fighting | KYIV— Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast before Kyiv takes delivery of tanks from its Western allies, saying the fighting showed it needed more weapons to repel the invaders. Kyiv said fierce battles were under way, a day after . . . READ MORE . . .

   

NATO countries’ citizens must know that alliance is involved in standoff with Russia — MFA. From Tass. MOSCOW — The citizens of NATO’s member-states should understand that the bloc is completely involved in confrontation with Russia in Ukraine, “and this confrontation is growing,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. She recalled that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, speaking . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Putin blasts ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine on Holocaust Remembrance Day. From AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin today repeated a claim that neo-Nazis were committing crimes in Ukraine — an allegation Moscow has used to justify its military intervention — as the world marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Forgetting the lessons of history leads to . . . READ MORE . . .

   

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