For today, links to six reports from Agence France-Presse, CNN, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent, and to an editorial from Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a LUKE entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Kremlin warns U.S. of ‘consequences’ after deadly Crimea strike. From AFP. Authorities in Moscow today warned Washington that it would face “consequences” following a deadly Ukrainian strike on annexed Crimea that was said to have been carried out with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Sunday’s strike on the city of Sevastopol “barbaric” and accused the United States of “killing Russian children.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from CNN and Tass..
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Russian strike in eastern Ukraine kills 4, wounds 34. From AFP. A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk today killed four people and wounded dozens more including two children aged 12 and 13, the governor of the Donetsk region, said. According to the governor, Vadym Filashkin, Russian forces fired two . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian weekend attacks on Kharkiv kill 4, injure around 70, by Daria Shulzhenko and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Russian troops launched missile and drone attacks against multiple Ukrainian regions overnight on Saturday, targeting critical energy infrastructure. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said energy transmission systems were attacked in the southern and western regions of Ukraine. In Kharkiv three persons were reported killed on Saturday and one on Sunday. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops wipe out large Western-supplied armament depot in Ukraine operation. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops destroyed a large Ukrainian army logistics center of Western-supplied armament over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Russia cynically places military sites close to civilian areas in Crimea. From Kyiv Post. Russian milbloggers have criticized the Russian Defense Ministry and Crimea’s occupation authorities for allowing Russian forces to deliberately place legitimate military targets near civilian areas in Crimea in an attempt to deter Ukrainian strikes,the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports. On Sunday . . . READ MORE . . .