First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to an article by Anne Applebaum in The Atlantic magazine posted on Sept. 11, noted by Scott Ritter in an article posted on this blog yesterday. — MCM
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Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine’s advances, by Jon Gambrell | AP KYIV — Western defense officials and analysts said today they believed the Russian forces were setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one and tried to press their advances further into the east. The British Defense Ministry said . . . Moscow “likely sees maintaining control of this zone as important because . . . READ MORE . . .
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99 Percent Of Exhumed Bodies Have ‘Signs Of Violent Death’: Ukraine Official. From AFP. Ninety-nine percent of exhumed bodies had signs of violent death, Ukraine’s regional administration head said Friday of the mass burial site discovered after Kyiv’s forces recaptured the east Ukrainian town of Izyum. . . . Earlier Friday, AFP journalists saw that at least one of the bodies uncovered at the burial site in a forest outside Izyum had bound hands. It was . . . READ MORE . . .
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Outside a liberated Ukrainian town, inspectors search for evidence of war crimes. Reported by Scott Simon and Kat Lonsdorf | NPR On the outskirts of the recently liberated town of Izium, investigators have found what Ukrainian officials are calling a mass grave. It is now being inspected for possible evidence of war crimes. Click HERE to listen and, another time, read.
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Over 120 Ukrainian troops killed during attempt to launch offensive in Kherson Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Two units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unsuccessfully attempted to launch an offensive near the Pravdino settlement in the Kherson Region, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov told reporters today. . . . He said the Russian army “killed over 120 Ukrainian troops, destroyed seven tanks and 13 infantry fighting vehicles in a few hours.” READ MORE . . .
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For older Ukrainians in front-line cities, visits from social workers bring comfort. Reported by Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage | NPR Many of those living along the front lines of the war in Ukraine are older people. Because of their advanced age or poor health, they stay behind — and struggle with difficult access to food, water, heat and medicine. They’re also living with nightly shelling and missile attacks. About 15 miles from the front line . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Heads of China, Russia and India were among the world leaders at security forum. Reported by Emily Feng,Charles Maynes and Lauren Frayer | NPR China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi are among the world leaders in Uzbekistan for a security forum. What unites them is a distrust of the American-led world order. Click HERE to listen and read.
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5 things the U.N. boss is very worried about and signal ‘a time of great peril.’ Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Lauren Hodges and Christopher Intagliato | NPR As the annual U.N. General Assembly began in New York City, Secretary-General António Guterres pointed to wars, poverty, hunger, and what he described as “climate chaos.” He called for solidarity and cooperation, even while acknowledging . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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It’s time to prepare for a Ukrainian victory, by Anne Applebaum | The Atlantic “What really surprises us,” Lieutenant General Yevhen Moisiuk, the deputy commander in chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, told me [on the morning of Sept. 10], “is that the Russian troops are not fighting back.” READ MORE . . .