For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; 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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Ukraine says it downed 47 Russia-launched drones, 25 failed to reach targets. From Reuters. Ukraine’s air force said today it had shot down 47 out of 72 Russia-launched drones across the country, while 25 more failed to reach targets. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 22 Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack. From AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation for a drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan a day earlier. READ MORE . . .
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North Korean soldiers suffer 1,100 casualties in Ukraine war, South Korean military says. From AFP. More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded fighting alongside Russian troops in the Ukraine war, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces liberate one more settlement in Donetsk People’s Republic. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces have liberated the settlement of Storozhevoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, hitting enemy troops and equipment in 143 areas, the Russian Defense Ministry said in its bulletin today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 20 Ukrainian strike on Russian town kills six: governor. From AFP. A Ukrainian strike on the Russian town of Rylsk in the Kursk region near the border with Ukraine on Friday killed six people including a child, the local governor said. “Six people were killed, including a child. Ten victims . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 21 ‘Dead and wounded’ in Ukrainian strike on Russian region: investigators. From AFP. A Ukrainian strike on the town of Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk region on Friday has left “dead and wounded” people but the precise toll is unclear, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. READ MORE . . .
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Assassinations of pro-war figures seek to demoralize Russia, punish war criminals, by Oleg Sukhov | The Kyiv Independent Russian military officials — including Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in Moscow on Dec. 17 — as well as propagandists and those seen as collaborators by Kyiv have been assassinated in Russia or the Ukrainian territories it occupies since the beginning of . . . READ MORE . . .