For today, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, and Agence France-Presse, followed by a link to two pieces of commentary from Moon of Alabama, the second via Popular Resistance; other articles are accessible by clicking on the outlets’ names or initials below. — MCM
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Ukraine’s Antonov turns to drones in response to Russian invasion, by Joanna Plucinska, Valerie Insinna and Max Hunder | Reuters LONDON / KYIV — Ukraine’s Antonov is expanding in drone making, a presentation by the country’s umbrella defence group shows, as it diversifies its core cargo plane business in response to Russia’s invasion. Drones made and adapted in Ukraine play a major . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin says nearly half a million added to army in a year. From Reuters. President Vladimir Putin said today that the Russian army has added over half a million people in the last year — both drafted and volunteer fighters – to fight in Ukraine. “We had a partial mobilization,” he said. “We called up 300,000 people. Now, in the last six-seven months, 270,000 people have voluntarily signed contracts to serve in the , , , READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defense systems destroy 41 Ukrainian drones in past day — Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defense systems shot down 41 Ukrainian drones in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. Apart from that, the ministry, said, air defense systems intercepted four HIMARS rockets. According to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin says F-16 deliveries for Ukraine will ‘only prolong conflict.’ From AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin today dismissed the significance of recent announcements by Ukrainian officials that their armed forces would soon receive F-16 fighter jets from Kyiv’s allies in the West. “They are going to deliver F-16s. Will this change anything? I don’t think so. It will just prolong . . . READ MORE . . .
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Western military commentators finally accept the obvious, by Moon of Alabama | Moon of Alabama The Kuebler-Ross model of grief describes the human coping mechanism to deal with extremely difficult situations. It has five phases: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. With regard to the Ukrainian counter-offensive the last phase of the grief model has been reached. While not all politicians are yet there . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky threatens to terrorize Europe, by Moon of Alabama | Popular Resistance The Economist published another interview with the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski. It includes his usual unrealistic platitudes about not ending the war until Russia has completely pulled back. He didn’t miss to mention the ever misunderstood story about Chamberlain’s move in Munich: “Tapping loudly on the table, Mr Zelensky rejects outright the idea of compromise with . . . READ MORE . . .