For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, and the Kyiv Indepedent, and to three-hour discussion from Consortium News, the first two and a half hours of which focus on the Ukraine war and its dangers; bios of the three guests’ names are highlighted below. Other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below.(GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest monthly pace since start of war, analysts say, by Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly | Reuters MOSCOW — Russian forces are advancing in Ukraine at the fastest rate since the early days of the 2022 invasion, taking an area half the size of London over the past month, analysts and war bloggers say. The war is entering what . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said today, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack and saying most were intercepted. READ MORE . . .
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Russian military vows retaliation after Ukraine launches new ATACMS strikes on Kursk Region. From AFP. Russia’s military today vowed to respond to new Ukrainian airstrikes against Russian territory allegedly carried out with U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, coming a week after the White House gave Kyiv permission to use the weapons on targets inside Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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Russian military replaces senior commander in eastern Ukraine – RBC. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s military has replaced the commander of one of its six operational groups fighting in Ukraine, as part of a “planned rotation,” the RBC news website reported today, citing anonymous sources. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s drones have a reputation for low cost. Buntar Aerospace wants to make them boutique, by Kollen Post | The Kyiv Independent Over the past year, Buntar has armed itself with nearly $3 million in investment from Ukraine, the EU, and the U.S. and is building . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 24 ‘Escalation.’ Joe Lauria and Elizabeth Vos of Consortium News talk with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, ex-UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter and MIT professor emeritus Ted Postol about, among other things, the possibility of nuclear war between Russia and the West. Click HERE to watch and listen.