For today, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, and National Public Radio, followed by a link to commentary from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Russian tanker hit by sea drone near Crimea Bridge. From Reuters. A sea drone attack damaged a Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking Russia to the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said today. Russian media said the SIG vessel, approaching the Kerch Strait linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, was hit by Ukrainian drones. Ukraine’s Interfax agency , citing an unnamed Ukrainian security service source, also said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Drone boat detected in open sea near Sevastopol, says governor. From Tass. SEVASTOPOL — A drone boat has been detected in the open sea near Sevastopol, the Russian forces are now taking measures to destroy it, the city’s governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said. “In the maritime zone of Sevastopol, in the open sea, the Navy has detected a drone boat, which . . . READ MORE . . .
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Saudi Arabia is hosting a peace conference. Russia isn’t invited. Reported by Scott Simon and Michelle Kelemen | NPR The conference is this weekend. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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How the use of drones in Ukraine has changed war as we know it. Reported by Scott Simon of NPR speaks with military analyst Kelly Grieco about how the use of drones in the war in Ukraine is changing the very nature of war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Russia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere, by Jim Heintz | AP TALLINN, Estonia — On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers. And far from the fighting, a related and just as disorienting miasma afflicts those who seek to understand what’s happening in the vast war. Disinformation, misinformation and absent information all cloud civilians’ understanding. Officials from each side . . . READ MORE . . .
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