For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones hit fuel storage area in central Russia, attack other areas. From Reuters. Ukrainian drones attacked an infrastructure facility storing fuel in central Russia’s Oryol region, sparking a fire and smashing windows in homes, regional governor Andrei Klychkov said early today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 13  Ukraine’s reformed military procurement agency drives the country’s NATO ambitions, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Ukraine’s Defense Ministry unveiled a new state agency for its armed forces last year. It was the government’s answer to the rampant corruption within the ministry’s procurement companies, and meant to be a driver of reform on the elusive path toward NATO membership. READ MORE . . .