For now, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to commentary from Moon of Alabama via Popular Resistance; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and COVID ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake occupied territory, Zelenskiy tells Kyodo news. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake some of its occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with Kyodo News published today. He said such steps could be considered “only when . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Kyiv Independent and Anadolu Agency.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years. From AP. KYIV — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years today, just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for having a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the day, Kiev lost more than 250 people in the Kursk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that one Ukrainian serviceman surrendered. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 29  To the last Ukrainian, by Moon of Alabama | moonofalabama.org / Popular Resistance  Politicians in Ukraine, like elsewhere, are . . . READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED