Putin Escalates Ukraine Attacks Despite International Pressure
TL;DR
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to a strategy of military victory in Ukraine through attrition, despite Russian military shortcomings, and continues targeting Ukraine's infrastructure while testing NATO's defenses; Ukraine is counterattacking and expanding its weapons export program, amid ongoing large-scale Russian strikes and alleged war crimes.
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