For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, the Kyiv Post, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (NOTE: Scroll up or click HERE for a later entry today in this blog.) — MCM
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Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from the Dutch and Danes after the U.S. agrees to allow transfers, by Mike Corder, Samoa Kullab and Jan M. Olsen | AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington and Europe said today, in a major gain for Kyiv even though the fighter jets won’t have an impact any time soon in the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says. From Reuters. MOSCOW — A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow today after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said. A Reuters witness described hearing “a powerful explosion”. Reuters images showed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Moscow urges Ukrainian troops to turn arms against Kiev junta or capitulate – diplomat. From Tass. MOSCOW — Moscow is urging Ukrainian soldiers to turn their weapons against the Kiev regime or surrender to Russian forces, according to a commentary on the Ukrainian crisis by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “We strongly advise the Ukrainian soldiers, who, we are certain, realize the whole criminal essence of the gangster-like junta that has taken over their country, to turn their weapons against it, or . . . READ MORE . . .
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‘Moscow City attacked because it is Putin’s symbol of prosperity,’ by Maryna Shashkova | The Kyiv Post Ukraine is deliberately targeting drones at Moscow City as it is the symbol of the prosperity “Putin’s regime” has allegedly brought to Russia, a Kyiv official says. With its glittering collection of skyscrapers on the Presnenskaya Embankment of the Moskva River, Moscow City is home to various offices, leisure complexes and Russian government ministry . . . READ MORE . . .
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With a simple question, Ukrainians probe mental health at a time of war. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR KYIV — How are you? In Ukraine, this question is much more than a casual conversation starter. It’s an invitation to express how you’re coping with the war. Ukraine can calculate the agony of war in many ways: lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. Yet there’s also . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Rural voters shaping the GOP presidential turn against U.S. aid to Ukraine. Reported by Brian Mann | NPR A growing number of conservative Americans — especially those in rural communities — say it’s time for military and financial aid to Ukraine to end. U.S. support for the country totals more than $100 billion so far and is a lifeline for the embattled country after Russia’s brutal invasion last year.. . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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