For today, links to eleven reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Sky News, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, Reuters, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia is using its new technology in its attacks on Ukraine. Reported by Charles Maynes and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR Attacks between Ukraine and Russia are escalating, with Russia using what it describes as new missile technology. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for reports from AP and Sky News.
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Ukraine shows fragments of new Russian missile after ‘Oreshnik’ strike. From AFP. Ukraine today showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine needs better air defences, Zelenskiy says after Russian drone attack. From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Ukraine needs to strengthen its air defences to protect people after its air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched overnight over many regions. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 23 Putin signs law forgiving debt arrears for new Russian recruits for Ukraine war. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday on debt forgiveness for new army recruits signing up to fight in Ukraine, a Russian government website showed. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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Ukraine military says it destroyed Russian S-400 system in Kursk. From Kyiv Post. The Armed Forces of Ukraine said today they had struck an advanced air-defense system in the Kursk region in an overnight attack Saturday and today. READ MORE . . .
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Russia attacked Ukraine with over 800 KAB bombs, 460 drones, 20 missiles this week, Zelensky says, by Daria Shulzhenko and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Over the past week, Russia launched over 800 KAB-guided aerial bombs, nearly 460 attack drones, and more than 20 missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 23 After an eventful week, what’s the latest in Ukraine? Scott Detrow of NPR talks with Oliver Carroll, Kyiv correspondent for The Economist. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM NOV. 22 Washington has ‘understood’ Putin’s warning after hypersonic missile strike, Kremlin says. From AFP. The Kremlin said Friday it was confident that the U.S. had grasped the implications of President Vladimir Putin’s warning following Russia’s missile strike on Ukraine with a weapon capable of carrying nuclear warheads. READ MORE . . .