Explosions Hit Southern Ukraine as Both Sides Brace for Counteroffensive

Russia has been stepping up its missile strikes in recent weeks as Ukrainian forces prepare for the counteroffensive, firing deadly waves of aerial assaults on cities and towns across the country. Russian forces fired another barrage of cruise missiles and attack drones at targets across Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian officials, while blasts were reported in Russian-occupied Melitopol and Berdiansk — two cities in southern Ukraine that military analysts say could be targets of the counteroffensive. Read more

@nytimes