First, links to articles from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessble by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Wartime Ukraine erasing Russian past from public spaces, by Jamey Keaten  | AP  KYIV — On the streets of Kyiv, Fyodor Dostoevsky is on the way out. Andy Warhol is on the way in. Ukraine is accelerating efforts to erase the vestiges of . . . READ MORE . . .

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German president tells Xi to ‘use influence’ on Putin to end Ukraine war. From AFP. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier today urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a telephone call to use his influence on Russia to stop the war in Ukraine, his office said. “The president underlined the common interest of China and Europe in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Putin says all special op’s participants are heroes. From Tass. MOSCOW — All the participants of Russia’s special military operation are heroes who are on the cutting edge of solving the most difficult and dangerous tasks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today. He said the servicemen risked their lives every second. “The vast majority of citizens . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s grim battle for Bakhmut may yield pyrric victory at best, by Andrew Osborn and Felix Light | Reuters  * Small city is, however, useful for Ukrainian supply lines * Much of city has been flattened, most residents have fled * Unquantified but heavy losses reported on both sides | — The nearly five-month battle for the small city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine has ground on for so long and wrought so much death and destruction that, even if Russia does prevail, it will be a pyrrhic victory, military experts say. Wrecked . . . READ MORE . . .

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