First, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Italiana, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. — MCM

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Russia fires scores of missiles in one of its biggest attacks on Ukraine, by Tom Balmforth and Olena Harmash | Reuters  * Major new missile barrage forces blackouts nationwide * Ukraine defence chiefs: Russia planning new offensive * Zelenskiy again urges west to provide more air defences | KYIV — Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second-biggest city and forcing Kyiv to implement emergency blackouts nationwide, Ukrainian officials said. Three people . . . READ MORE . . .

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Dead boy pulled from rubble of latest Russian hit on Ukraine, by Jamey Keaten | AP  KYIV — Emergency crews pulled the body of a toddler from the rubble in a pre-dawn search today for survivors of a Russian missile strike that tore through an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. The missile . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian Armed Forces hits base of foreign mercenaries in DPR – Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian Armed Forces hit a base of foreign mercenaries in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said today. “A temporary base of foreign mercenaries was hit near . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU slams Russia’s ‘indiscriminate terror’ in Ukraine. From AFP / ANSA  BRUSSELS — The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday condemned the “indiscriminate terror” that Russia’s latest missile attacks were inflicting on Ukraine. “These cruel, inhumane . . . READ MORE . . .

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Are sanctions on Russia working? Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR   The international community has slapped an unprecedented number of sanctions on Russia since it invaded Ukraine. What impact have they had? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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