Ukraine, 10-22-22

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

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Elite U.S. troops practice for war just miles from Ukraine’s border, by Charlie D’Agata | CBS News MIHAIL KOGăLNICEANU, Romania — The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division has been deployed to Europe for the first time in almost 80 years amid soaring tension between Russia and the American-led NATO military alliance. The light infantry unit is trained to deploy on any battlefield in the world within hours, ready to fight. CBS News joined the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Power cuts after Ukrainian infrastructure pounded again today. From Reuters KYIV — Critical infrastructure across Ukraine was pounded by more than a dozen Russian missiles today, the Ukrainian air force said, with several regions reporting strikes on energy facilities and power outages. Ukraine’s air force command reported that 33 missiles had been fired at Ukraine this morning, and that 18 of those had been shot down. Since Oct. 10 . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says 2 journalists among Ukraine bridge dead. From AFP. Russia’s Investigative Committee said Friday that two journalists were among four people killed by a Ukrainian night-time strike on a bridge in Russian-occupied Kherson. “There is information about two killed journalists,” the committee, which probes major crimes, said. It said 13 people were wounded in . . . READ MORE . . .

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What’s Behind the Russian Evacuations in Kherson? From the Moscow Times. Russian forces have been moving thousands of civilians in the occupied southern Ukrainian region of Kherson over the Dnipro River and deeper into Russian-occupied territory this week. Kyiv has condemned the evacuation, describing it as an attempt to forcibly deport Ukrainian citizens and settle them in Russia, tactics . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia still waiting for list of victims of Bucha false flag, envoy says. From Tass. UNITED NATIONS — Moscow is still waiting for a list of the victims of the false flag operation that Ukraine carried out in Bucha, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said at a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. “I would like to reiterate . . . READ MORE . . .

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