First, links to summaries of the war from the Associated Press, Reuters, Newsweek, and National Public Radio; click on the news organizations’ names for links to some of their other stories. Then, via Global Research, links to two articles relating a continued war to global food availability and possibly additional naval warfare. — MCM
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Russian troops entering Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, by Yuras Karmnau and Elena Becatoros | The Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — The Russian-battered eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk appeared to be on the brink of becoming another Mariupol today as the mayor told The Associated Press that Russian troops have entered, power and communications have been cut and “the city has been completely ruined.” Moscow seeks to capture all of Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region, and Sievierodonetsk is key to that. Fierce street fighting is underway in the city as . . . READ MORE . . .
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Heavy fighting as Russian troops enter outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, by Max Hunder and Pavel Polityuk | Reuters KYIV — Russian troops have entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the regional governor said today, describing “very fierce” fighting in the ruins of a city that has become the focus of Moscow’s offensive. Russia has concentrated its firepower on the last major population centre still held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern Luhansk province, in a push to achieve one of President Vladimir Putin’s stated objectives after three months of war. Incessant shelling has left Ukrainian forces defending ruins in Sievierodonetsk, but . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia Warns Long-Range U.S. Missiles at Ukraine Border ‘Intolerable,‘ by Xander Landen | Newsweek Reacting to news reports that the U.S. is planning to send long-range rocket systems to Ukraine, a top Russian diplomat on Saturday called for an “end to the senseless and extremely risky pumping of weapons into the country.” On Friday, news outlets reported that the Biden administration is expected to send multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to the Eastern European nation. Ukrainian officials have requested the weapons to attack Russians at longer ranges and threaten Russian logistics hubs and . . . READ MORE . . .
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A former president of Estonia predicted Russia would invade Ukraine. Reported by Jenna McLaughlin | National Public Radio Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who shepherded Estonia into the EU and NATO in the early 2000s, hopes the world is finally waking up to the dangers Russia poses. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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A missing Ukrainian woman’s family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia. NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Because of the War in Ukraine, We Are Heading for a Global Food Catastrophe, by Marc Vandepitte | Global Research The invasion of Ukraine is a horror and has already cost thousands of lives. But this conflict may also destroy millions of lives far from the battlefield. The war is particularly detrimental to the global food system, which has already been weakened by Covid-19, by climate change and by high energy prices. If this war continues, we will be heading for a real food catastrophe. On May 18, António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, sounded . . . READ MORE . . .
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Retired U.S. General Calls for ‘Coalition of the Willing’ for Naval Conflict with Russia, by Andre Damon | WSWS / Global Research The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and other NATO members are preparing a major new stage of the US-NATO war against Russia by using their warships to break the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports, creating the conditions for a direct shooting war between NATO and Russian naval forces. . . . Retired four-star General Jack Keane, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War and chairman of AM General, the maker of the Humvee military vehicle . . . READ MORE . . .
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