First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Consortium News and Popular Resistance, commentary written for ScheerPost. — MCM
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Russia tells UN top court Ukraine attacked dam with artillery. From AFP. Russia accused Ukraine at the UN’s top court today of destroying a key dam with artillery strikes, and alleged that Kyiv was led by neo-Nazis — a claim Moscow has used to try to justify its invasion. “The Kyiv . . . READ MORE . . .
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Drone images of collapsed Ukrainian dam show ruined structure, devastation and no signs of life. From AP. KHERSON, Ukraine — Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation show the ruined structure falling into the flooded river and hundreds of submerged homes, greenhouses and even a church — and no sign of life. On Wednesday an Associated Press team flew . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine was ready to sign peace deal with Russia but gave up under U.S. pressure – Patrushev. From Tass. MINSK — The Ukrainian leadership was ready to settle the conflict with Russia but gave up under U.S. pressure, Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said today. “Had it not been for . . . READ MORE . . .
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Counting central Ukraine’s military losses, with a spreadsheet, by Dan Peleschuk | Reuters POLTAVA, Ukraine — In peacetime, Viktor Tkachenko tracks local tenders, court registries and other open sources for a news outlet in central Ukraine. These days, the reserved 33-year-old fills a spreadsheet with the names of Ukrainian soldiers from Poltava region killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion began — 1,072 at last count — which . . . READ MORE . . .
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Neo-Nazis in Ukraine? No, yes, no – yes, by Patrick Lawrence | ScheerPost / Consortium News / Popular Resistance Serving as a New York Times correspondent these days cannot be easy. You have to convey utter nonsense to your readers while maintaining a straight face and a serious demeanor. You have to . . . READ MORE . . .
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