First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via The Real News Network, a link to an interview about a new book on the war with one of its co-authors. — MCM
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Ukrainian police, TV broadcasts return to long-occupied city, by Hanna Arhirova | AP MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capital captured by Russia livable after months of occupation. Yet one official still described the city as “a humanitarian catastrophe.” People across Ukraine awoke . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine troops greeted with flowers in Kherson after Russian retreat, by Jonathan Landay | Reuters KLAPAYA, Ukraine — Villagers holding flowers waited on the road to the southern city of Kherson to greet and kiss Ukrainian soldiers on Saturday as they poured in to secure control of the right bank of the Dnipro River after a stunning Russian retreat. The mayor said the humanitarian situation was “severe” because of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine regains control of Kherson. Reported by Charles Maynes | NPR After nine months of occupation, Russian forces have abandoned Kherson, Ukraine. As Ukrainians celebrated on Friday and Saturday, Russia claimed the retreat was a smart move militarily. Click HERE to listen and, now or soon, read.
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Russia has more weapons in its arsenal for use in Ukraine, Medvedev says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Commenting on the weapons being used by Russia in its special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said: “For reasons that are obvious to all sensible people, Russia has not yet used its entire arsenal of weapons. Nor has it hit all possible enemy targets in localities. . . . Everything in its time.” He concluded a Telegram channel message by saying . . . READ MORE . . .
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Book Interview. Medea Benjamin, co-author with Nicholas Davies of War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, talks for half an hour with Chris Hedges for The Real News Network. An introduction reads: “The simple narrative of a diabolical Putin vs the freedom-loving West distorts the multifaceted, complex history of the conflict.” The conversation was conducted on or before Nov. 4. Click HERE to listen to and read a transcript.
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