For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to commentary from the Kyiv Independent and Substack; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE. A MEDIA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia perseveres with bombardments of Ukraine in an effort to wear down air defenses, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia fired salvoes of drones and missiles overnight at southern and eastern regions of Ukraine, authorities said today, injuring more than a dozen people as the Kremlin’s forces persevered with attritional attacks designed to wear down Ukrainian defenses. The regular bombardment of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv military chief warns of Russian sabotage threat in city. From Kyiv Post. The head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, has raised concerns about the threat of Russian sabotage-reconnaissance groups attempting to infiltrate the city. Recent statements by Russian leaders signaled . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia seizes initiative as Ukraine faces troop, ammunition shortages — newspaper. From Tass. LONDON — Russia has seized the initiative in the special military operation zone because the Ukrainian armed forces are facing manpower and ammunition shortages, the Financial Times writes. According to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Portrait of the invader: 2 years of Russian soldiering in Ukraine, by Igor Kossov | The Kyiv Independent In two years of total war, Moscow has tried every trick to keep the death march going. It . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 27 Duty to warn, by Seymour M. Hersh | seymourhersh.Substack.com President Putin chose to ignore the warnings from American intelligence, and in the aftermath of the ISIS-K attack he has fixated on what he apparently and wrongly believes was an attack that had been orchestrated or known in advance by the Ukrainian government. READ MORE . . .