First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, commentary from GlobalResearch and Black Agenda Report. — MCM
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Russian strike kills nine, including toddler, in Eastern Ukraine, by Jonathan Brown | AFP Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, authorities said today, including a two-year-old boy who was rescued from the rubble but died on his way to hospital. Friday’s strike on the quiet neighborhood came as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Wagner assault teams fighting for urban areas in western part of Artyomovsk – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Assault teams from the Wagner private military company are fighting Ukrainian troops in the western districts of Artyomovsk, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday in a briefing that included other information on the special military operation in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine awaits U.S. missile system after latest Russian strike. From AP. KYIV — The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine’s city of Sloviansk rose to 11 today as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said the country would soon have weapons with which to try to prevent attacks like the one Friday. The delivery of the Patriot air defense . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine hopes to rally world leaders to help fund its reconstruction. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR Ukraine needs billions of dollars for reconstruction. Its prime minister has been in Washington, D.C., this week meeting finance ministers and government officials from around the world, asking for help. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Polish government bans grain and other foods from Ukraine. From Reuters. WARSAW — The Polish government has decided to ban imports of grain and other food from Ukraine to protect the Polish agricultural sector, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS), Jaroslaw Kaczyński, said today. Large quantities of Ukrainian grains, cheaper than those produced in the European Union, have ended up remaining . . . READ MORE . . .
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In Ukraine, a kindergarten teacher returns to visit a ghost classroom. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR In Kharkiv, Ukraine, a kindergarten teacher visits her classroom which hasn’t hosted students for more than a year due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Click HERE to listen later today and, still later, to read.
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Ukraine is out of ammo. Does the Pentagon want Kiev to “cut a deal” with Russia? by Don Hank | Global Research The U.S. has allowed the Ukrainians to run out of ammo and just about everything else. One sad fact for Ukraine is that, according to the leaked Pentagon document trove, Ukraine is down to only 9,788 artillery shells on hand, or enough to sustain combat for a few days. The report claims . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. pushes Kiev into a suicidal military counter-offensive, by Dmitriy Kovalevich | Black Agenda Report / Educate! Hostilities in Ukraine have slowed because March in Ukraine is a month when the roads are muddy and heavy equipment cannot pass over them. Military trenches are flooded with water, and travel or evacuation becomes problematic, especially in combat areas where roads . . . READ MORE . . .
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