For today, links to four reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast injure 16, including child, governor reports, by Martina Sapio | The Kyiv Independent  Russian shelling struck residential areas and injured 16 people, including one child, in Kherson Oblast over the past day, regional authorities said today. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces liberate Berestki in DPR — Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian servicemen have liberated the settlement of Berestki in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 6  Scholz says a joint Ukraine approach can be found with Trump. From Reuters. FRANKFURT — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is confident he will be able to agree with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on a joint strategy for Ukraine after speaking to him on the phone, Scholz told the Funke group of newspapers. READ MORE . . .

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How Russia’s weakening economy could impact the war with Ukraine. Elissa Nadworny of NPR talks with Alexandra Prokopenko, of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, about weakness in the Russian economy and what that might mean for the country’s war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .