For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, Tass, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to an undated YouTube commentary by a retired U.S. Army colonel and former government official. Next, a link to a post initially filed four days ago on antiwar.com — MCM
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Russian air attacks continue to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Reported by Tim Mak | NPR Russia and Ukraine are both claiming Russian casualties following a missile attack on the occupied Donetsk region. The attack came as Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Russian forces eliminate over 130 foreign mercenaries in Ukraine operation – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike on the deployment site of the Ukrainian army’s foreign legion in the Donetsk People’s Republic, eliminating “over 130 mercenaries” in the past day, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said today. “Precision strikes . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian civilian killed by Russia was a celebrated children’s author. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR The killing of children’s author Volodymyr Vakylenko has become a symbol of Russia’s war on Ukrainian culture. His last work was a diary of life under Russian occupation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Moscow and Kyiv dispute the number of Russian soldiers killed in blast. Rob Schmitz of NPR talks with Alexander Gabuev of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Ukraine carrying out a strike on Russian troops. Ukraine says the death toll is in the hundreds. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots, by Frank Bajak and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — The longer the war lasts, the more likely it becomes that drones will be used to identify, select and attack targets without help from humans, according to military analysts, combatants and artificial intelligence researchers. That would . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian bloodbath is going to happen soon — Americans need to understand this, by Douglas Macgregor. Click HERE to listen.
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Biden reneged — now Russian army will talk, by Ray McGovern | antiwar.com A year ago today [on Dec. 30, 2021] U.S. President Joe Biden, in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, assured him that “Washington had no intention of deploying offensive strike weapons in Ukraine.” Against that backdrop, bilateral talks in Geneva to start on January 9, 2022 seemed off to a promising start. The Kremlin thought so. Then Biden . . . READ MORE . . .
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