There are 3 reasons why Russia’s loss of Kherson – if Moscow’s claims are accurate – will likely prove decisive for the future of the war, and potentially Putin’s own fortunes too.
How does Putin extract himself from this mess? The only way to do so is to win the war in Ukraine, or at least to win sufficient concessions that would permit him to spin it as a victory.
Kerch bridge: a catastrophe for Vladimir Putin.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Military target? A boy looks at a fragment of Russian rocket in a children’s playpark, Kyiv, October 2022.
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