First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Independent, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, commentary by a Berkshire Eagle columnist and an Eagle review of and an AP news story about a new documentary film. — MCM
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Zelenskiy warns of Russian efforts to halt Kyiv’s troops. From Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians that Russia was throwing all its resources into a campaign to stop Kyiv’s troops from pressing their counter offensive, and a top general reported new progress on the southern front. But Ukrainian military analysts suggested . . . READ MORE . . .
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Korea will ‘expand scale’ of aid to Ukraine, president says. From AFP. SEOUL — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged today to ‘expand the scale’ of his country’s humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, after a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Yoon said humanitarian aid would be increased to $150 million in 2023, from $100 million last year. . . . READ MORE . . .
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How many Russians have died in Ukraine? New data estimates soldier casualties. Mary Louise Kelly of NPR speaks with Mika Golubovsky, English-language editor for one of two independent Russian media outlets. Golubovsky talks about the how the outlets — Meduza and Mediazona — arrived at the estimated total number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine so far: approximately 47,000. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Moscow condemns Kiev’s attempts to attack Russian nuke plants – diplomat. From Tass. MOSCOW — Moscow “resolutely condemns” Kiev’s plans to use terrorist methods against Russian nuclear power plants that may cause a large-scale nuclear disaster in Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. She spoke in the wake of a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian town of Kurchatov where the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine says it destroyed Russian S-400 missile system used in deadly strike on Kramatorsk. From the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s military said today that it destroyed a Russian S-400 missile system that was used to launch a June strike on Kramatorsk, which killed 13 people, including three children. According to the Operational North Command, an American-provided HIMARS, short for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, was used . . . READ MORE . . .
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Why allowing Ukraine to ship grain during Russia’s war matters to the world, by Courtney Bonnell | AP LONDON — Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. But they face increasing risks. Moscow has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin looks weak after his Prigozhin flip-flop, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle Immediately after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quelled a military coup attempt in 2016, he detained 77,000 people, including 10,000 soldiers. When Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a similar military mutiny last month, he went on national television calling the mutineers “traitors.” But five days later, he . . . READ MORE . . .
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An unflinching look at seemingly endless suffering in Ukraine, by Leonard Quart | The Berkshire Eagle This month, Frontline is showing “20 Days in Mariupol” on PBS. Mstyslav Chernov — a Ukrainian videographer, photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, war correspondent and novelist — directed the documentary that traces the Russian siege of the port city of Mariupol that began in March 2022 in all its horrifically violent and intimate detail. Mariupol is . . . READ MORE . . .
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What to know about the harrowing Ukraine war doc ’20 Days in Mariupol.’ From AP. NEW YORK — Theatergoers in select cities will soon be able to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” the visceral documentary on Russia’s early assault on the Ukrainian city. The 94-minute film is a joint production by The Associated Press and PBS “Frontline” and has been met with critical acclaim and . . . READ MORE . . .
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