Ukraine, 2-8-23

First, links to reports from Reuters, the New York Post, Tass, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to geopolitical analysis from Covert Action Magazine by an Irish writer. NOTE: Clicking on the first and second items in yesterday’s war summary, HERE, yields reports other than the ones originally posted, possibly an indication of tampering by another party. — MCM

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y   | Reuters  * Zelenskiy to address British parliament, visit troops * Second trip abroad for Ukrainian leader since invasion * Britain promises to train Ukrainian pilots on NATO jets | KYIV/LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Britain on Wednesday to drum up aid, winning a pledge to train Ukrainian pilots on advanced NATO fighter jets, a big symbolic step up in Western military support. An EU diplomat said Zelenskiy would travel on to Brussels on Thursday, where the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says Russia endured deadliest day so far as war’s first anniversary approaches, by

| New York Post  Ukraine’s military on Tuesday claimed that the previous 24 hours of fighting were the deadliest yet for Russian troops, setting a chilling new record ahead of the war’s first anniversary. Kyiv announced that the tally of Russian military deaths increased by 1,030 overnight — making the total number of military fatalities 133,190. Russia has also claimed to have killed large numbers of Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, boasting a massive 6,500 Ukrainian casualties just in January. Neither side’s account . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces strike over 80 Ukrainian artillery units in past day, top brass reports. From Tass.  MOSCOW — Russian forces struck 86 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions eliminating more than 50 enemy troops in the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said today. “Missile troops and artillery . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. approves $10b arms sale to Poland as Ukraine war rages on. From AP. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a $10 billion arms sale to NATO ally Poland. The State Department notified Congress that the sale comprises mid-range, mobile HIMARS artillery rocket systems, associated ammunition and related . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia asks Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters to speak on Ukraine arms at UN. From Reuters. UNITED NATIONS — Russia has asked Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters to speak to the UN Security Council today at a meeting that Moscow requested to discuss the delivery of weapons to Ukraine. Russian diplomacy used to be serious. “What next? Mr. Bean?” said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine — The inevitable war, by Chay Bowes | CovertAction Magazine During a recent interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, former Chancellor and European political heavyweight Angela Merkel revealed that the Minsk accords, a comprehensive 2015 diplomatic treaty, agreed by the EU, United States, Russia, and Kyiv to end the civil war in eastern Ukraine, was essentially subverted by the Ukrainians in an attempt to buy time to expand its military capabilities.The fact that . . . READ MORE . . .

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