For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass, and to two articles of commentary from Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a COVID, ETC. entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Russia launches one of the fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure. From AP. KYIV — Russia today launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing civilians — amid fears that Moscow intends to devastate the country’s power generation capacity ahead of the cold winter. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, AFP and the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Instead, it was that narrative that quickly collapsed. The Ukrainian army proved . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 16 Russian troops liberate DPR’s Leninskoye, Makarovka. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the communities of Leninskoye and Makarovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. and Ukraine’s circular predicament, by Alida Blendonohy | Kyiv Post U.S. President-elect Trump has promised a swift end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. However, addressing . . . READ MORE . . .
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India — an unlikely peace broker between Russia and Ukraine, by Anita Inder Singh | Kyiv Post Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hope that India can influence Russia and reduce its capacity to wage war against his country by stopping its huge purchases of cheap Russian oil is either a case of wishful thinking or diplomatic rhetoric. READ MORE . . .