First, a link to a column in the Berkshire Eagle focusing on the importance of six dams across the Dnipro River and how successful attacks by Russia to destroy them could escalate the war. Then, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Russian dam-busters threaten Kyiv, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle Ukrainian strategists fear the Kremlin could turn its attention to the dams across the Dnipro, a river about half the length of the Mississippi. These massive dams could be breached by conventional or nuclear bombs. The most devastating blow would be to the top of the cascade: the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant. Located . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire said to falter, By Andrew Meldrum | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s president is praising the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces. The White House announcement Friday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin praises Russian Orthodox Church for backing troops in Ukraine, by Andrew Osborn | Reuters * Putin issues congratulatory Orthodox Christmas message * Hails Russian Orthodox Church as important unifying force * Praises its support for ‘military operation’ in Ukraine | President Vladimir Putin today praised the Russian Orthodox Church for supporting Moscow’s forces fighting in Ukraine in an Orthodox Christmas message designed to rally people behind his vision of modern Russia. The Kremlin . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia insists it is observing Ukraine ceasefire despite Kyiv attacks. From AFP. MOSCOW — Moscow insisted today its army was observing a ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Orthodox Christmas despite artillery attacks by Kyiv troops. “Despite the shelling of the armed forces of Ukraine of settlements and Russian positions, the implementation . . . READ MORE . . .
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Combat activities in Ukraine to last for more months – White House. From Tass. WASHINGTON, January 7. /TASS/. Military activities on the territory of Ukraine are likely to continue for months to come, US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said. “We . . . READ MORE . . .
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