Russia Lashes Out in Ukraine, Raising Question of What’s Next

Deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainians far behind the front lines and new concerns about the safety of an endangered nuclear power plant highlighted questions about how Vladimir V. Putin’s government, with its troops retreating and dissension escalating at home on Thursday, might lash out if its battlefield losses continue.

As Ukraine claimed to retake more towns and villages in the south and east, missiles hit a residential area in the city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounding seven others — the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets far from the fighting. Read more

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