For today, links to reports from Reuters, Kyiv Post, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from the Moscow Times, and the Kyiv Independent. (GAZA entry for this date and an ASSANGE entry are HERE and HERE. — MCM
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Avdiivka, a Ukrainian town taken by Russia, shown in ruins, by Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters MOSCOW — The trees are splintered, the houses wrecked, the surviving civilians live in basements, NATO ammunition has been abandoned — this is the picture shown by footage released by Russia from the ruins of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka. The town, once with a population of 32,000, fell to Russia on Saturday . . .READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainians lay waste to Russian drone launcher using HIMARS – video. From Kyiv Post. Ukrainian troopsreported that they blasted a Russian drone launcher using an American-made HIMARS rocket launcher. The Ukrainian troops were in the “southern direction” Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces said. While . . . READ MORE . . .
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One civilian killed, three others wounded in Ukrainian army’s strike on downtown Donetsk. From Tass. DONETSK — One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the Ukrainian military’s strike on the center of Donetsk, emergency services of the Donetsk People’s Republic said today. They specified that the city’s center was shelled by 155mm . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine ‘outraged’ by border grain protest by Polish protesters. From AFP. Ukraine’s state railway company today denounced protesting Polish farmers who opened two Ukrainian freight cars and poured grain destined for Germany onto the tracks. The company said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin is trying to take advantage of a stalemate in Ukraine but the war is also draining for Russia. From AP. When the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, some analysts predicted it might take as few as three days for Russian forces to capture the capital of Kyiv. With the war now entering its third year, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine could lose the war. The U.S. and Europe aren’t doing enough, by Ivan U. Klyszcz | The Moscow Times This year’s Munich Security Conference showed the celebration of Ukrainian resistance and Western unity of 2022-23 is far behind us. Crucially, the West is yet to coalesce around . . . READ MORE . . .
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As an American in Avdiivka, what is Congress doing? by John Roberts | The Kyiv Independent I am an American military veteran, callsign “Jackie,” and I am writing from Donbas Oblast in Ukraine. As an American soldier, I have always been interested in our national security and global interests. I am . . . READ MORE . . .