For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM   

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Russia attacks strategic city of Povrovky, aiming to cut off supply lines, Kyiv military says. From Reuters. Russian forces continue to launch attacks near the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in an effort to bypass it from the south and cut off supply routes to Ukraine’s troops, the Ukrainian military said today. READ MORE . . .

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Russia strikes residential building in Sumy Oblast, injuring at least 5, including children, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent  Russia struck a multi-story residential building in the Svesa village in Sumy Oblast today, injuring at least five people, including two 2-year-old children, the regional police reported. Communities such as Samy bordering Russia experience . . . READ MORE . . .

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All Ukrainian ATACMS missiles fired at Belgorod Region downed — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — All ATACMS missiles launched from the territory of Ukraine towards Russia’s Belgorod Region were shot down by the S-400 and the Pantsir-SM air defense systems, the Russian Defense Ministry said. READ MORE . . .

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Rescue operation concludes in Chernihiv after Russia’s triple missile attack. From Kyiv Post.  A rescue operation has been completed in Chernihiv, Ukraine following a triple missile strike on Friday afternoon  that left one person dead and several others injured. READ MORE . . .

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Russia launches over 300 drones, 20 missiles at Ukraine in first 3 days of new year, Zelensky says, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent  Russia launched more than 300 drones and 20 missiles, including ballistic missiles, at Ukrainian cities and villages over the first three days of the new year, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday. READ MORE . . .