For now, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press, and to reporting and commentary from the Berkshire Eagle; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.)— MCM
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Russia launches 28 drones, three missiles at Ukraine, Ukraine’s air force says. From Reuters. Russia launched 28 attack drones and three cruise missiles at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine’s air force said today, adding that its air defence systems destroyed 21 of the drones. It said Russia targeted mainly the south and east of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defense intercepts 14 MLRS rockets, 6 Neptune missiles in 24 hours. From Tass. MOSCOW — In the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems intercepted 14 HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket munitions, 6 Neptune anti-ship missiles and 38 Ukrainian drones, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The drones were destroyed near the settlements . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 6 Russia’s Belgorod cancels Orthodox Christmas masses amid rocket attacks. From AFP. Russian authorities said Saturday they would cancel Orthodox Christmas midnight masses in the city of Belgorod, a day after some residents were offered to relocate to safety following an unprecedented wave of rocket attacks. Western Russia’s Belgorod and its capital city have been hit with near-daily Ukrainian attacks over the past . . . READ MORE . . .
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Polish farmers suspend their blockade at the Ukrainian border after a deal with the government. From AP. WARSAW — Polish farmers who had blockaded a border crossing to Ukraine ended their protest after reaching an agreement with the government that met their demands, Poland’s state news agency PAP said Saturday. Since November, both farmers and truckers have been blockading border crossings, threatening the flow of some aid going . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fin de regime gala? An elite party spurs a spat in Moscow, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle In Moscow, a ticket to the “Almost Naked” party cost $11,000 — the same amount as a signing bonus to join the army. President Vladimir Putin’s problem is that he designed his war have a minimal impact on Moscow and St. Petersburg. To fight it, draft boards have press-ganged peripheral people — ethnic minorities, Buddhists, Muslims, migrant . . . READ MORE . . .
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MAY BE CONTINUED