For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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Russia continues to shell Ukraine amid grinding push in east, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country. One person was killed and one more was wounded this morning by the shelling of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s Wagner leader claims to have captured area near Bakhmut. From AFP. The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said today that his troops had taken an eastern Ukrainian village a few kilometres from the key city of Bakhmut which Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Experts have debated . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces hit shops for assembling armored vehicles for Ukrainian army – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Shops for assembling tanks and armored vehicles for the Ukrainian army at the Malyshev machine-building plant in Kharkov were hit by Russia’s high-precision weapons, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said today. “A high-precision missile . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia likely lost half its heavy tanks in Ukraine: U.S. From AFP. Half of Russia’s main battle tanks have likely been destroyed or captured by Ukraine, a senior United States defense official said Friday. Russia “has probably . . . READ MORE . . .