For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle. From AP. KYIV — Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine today in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as the war enters its third year. The Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 40 of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces using Musk’s Starlink in occupied areas, Ukraine says. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Musk’s SpaceX for satellite internet in what is beginning to look like their “systemic” application, Kyiv’s main military intelligence agency said today. The terminals . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia closes in on Avdiivka as Western aid for Kyiv falters, war of attrition grinds on. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s nearly two-year war in Ukraine is likely to continue as a drawn-out war of attrition in 2024, with neither side expected to make major territoriaL gains, military analysts have told The Moscow Times. The Russian army, despite . . . READ MORE . . .