First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to analysis posted Tuesday by Moon of Alabama, which has garnered extensive comments. — MCM
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A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine, by Tara Copp | AP WASHINGTON — Russia threatened to escalate attacks in Ukraine after the British government announced it would provide a type of munition to Ukraine that Moscow falsely claims has nuclear components. The British defense ministry on Monday confirmed it would provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says Russia’s Bakhmut assault loses steam, counterstrike coming soon, by Pavel Polityuk | Reuters * Russia ‘running out of steam’ in Bakhmut, Ukraine commander says * Wagner boss has sounded pessimistic lately * Battle for Bakhmut has been longest, bloodiest of war | KYIV — Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for four months, will launch a long-awaited counterassault “very soon” now that Russia’s huge winter offensive is losing steam without taking Bakhmut, Ukraine’s top ground forces commander said today. The remarks by Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi were the strongest indication yet from Kyiv that it is close to shifting tactics, having . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says ‘will take advantage’ of Russian fatigue in Bakhmut ’very soon.’ From AFP. A senior Ukrainian military commander said today that a counterattack could be launched soon against “exhausted” Russian forces near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the stage for the longest battle of Moscow’s invasion. “The aggressor has not given up hope of taking Bakhmut at all costs despite losses in manpower and equipment,” said the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. “Russia’s main fighting force on this . . . READ MORE . . .
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Western sanctions aimed to make Russian people suffer, says PM Mishustin. From Tass. MOSCOW — The West tried to hit Russian citizens themselves with sanctions, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said today. “In the very beginning, the West tried to assure us that the sanctions were not aimed against our citizens. Now even a person far from global politics understands: the main target . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine SitRep – Avdiivka, by Moon of Alabama | moonofalabama.org (March 21) Bakhmut is encircled. All roads in and out of it are under Russian artillery fire. Over the last three days fighting has largely stopped there. Meanwhile other encirclement has taken place in Avdiivka: Avdiivka (Ukrainian: Авдіївка, IPA: [ɐu̯ˈd(j)ijiu̯kɐ]; is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located in the center of the oblast, just north of the city of Donetsk. The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is . . . READ MORE . . .
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