For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and the Associated Press, and to remarks from a discussion at the Cambridge Union, via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian drones, missiles attack Ukraine’s east, south and capital. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian missiles damaged residential buildings in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv and Odesa in the south, and a blizzard of drones caused temporary power cuts in Mykolaiv region and targeted the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Kaluga region target oil depot, sanctioned defense plant. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drone strikes in central Russia’s Kaluga region sparked a fire at an industrial site, regional authorities said early today, with Ukrainian sources claiming the targets included a defense plant and an oil depot. READ MORE . . .
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Russia claims Ukraine fired 8 ballistic missiles, likely ATACMS again. From Kyiv Post. Russia announced today that its air defense systems intercepted and shot down eight ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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Russian missile attack on central Kharkiv injures 23, by Martin Fornusek, Boldizsar Gyori and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russia launched an attack against the central part of Kharkiv this morning, injuring at least 23 people, officials reported. READ MORE . . .
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British military instructor captured, Ukrainian losses: situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — James Scott Rhys Anderson, a military instructor from Britain, was captured in the Kursk area, according to a source in the security services. Other war-related . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to a report from AP.
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FROM NOV. 21 The Russia-Ukraine war explained, by Jeffrey Sachs | Columbia University / The Cambridge Union / ScheerPost Let me just explain in two minutes, the Ukraine war. This is not an attack by [Vladimir] Putin on Ukraine in the way that we are told every day. This started in 1990, Feb, 9, 1990. Click HERE for transcript, and video of the author’s response to a question.