First, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Tass, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Finally for today, via Global Research and Monthly Review, an article that places the current war in Ukraine in a decades-long historical context; it first appeared in CovertAction Magazine in September. — MCM
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Ukrainian drone hits bomber base inside Russia, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters Moscow said today its forces had shot down a Ukrainian drone close to a long-range bomber base deep inside Russia, while Ukraine said the Russians had unleashed heavy artillery barrages on its cities in the past 24 hours. The drone was allegedly flying . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near airbase, by E. Eduardo Castillo and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — The Russian military reported today it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an airbase deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month. Russia’s Defense Ministry said three servicemen were killed by debris . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin reiterates claims he’s willing to negotiate but attacks on Ukraine continue. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Charles Maynes | NPR Russian President Putin has started referring to the invasion of Ukraine as a war — after insisting it was an operation. It’s been more than 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. Click HERE to listen.
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Russian forces wipe out M777 howitzer that shelled Donetsk – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW Russian troops destroyed a U.S.-made M777 howitzer used by the Ukrainian military to shell Donetsk residential areas, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported today. In the counter-battery warfare, Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian Grad multiple rocket launchers in. . . READ MORE . . .
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FSB says killed Ukraine ‘sabateurs’ trying to cross border. From AFP. Russia’s FSB domestic security service said today it had killed four saboteurs from Ukraine that attempted to cross into a Russian border region. It added that they were carrying . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine calls for Russia’s removal from UN. From AFP. KYIV — Ukraine today called for Russia to be removed from the United Nations, where Moscow can veto any resolution as a permanent member of the Security . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine: The CIA’s 75-year-old proxy, by Gerald Sussman | CovertAction Magazine It takes a musical artist to cut through the morass of propaganda to educate American mainstream media (MSM) about the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the role of the United States in instigating that conflict for its own nefarious ends. The MSM have constructed an undiluted narrative about “Putin’s War” that . . . READ MORE . .