Russia struck the southern Ukrainian port of Izmail, Ukrainian officials said, appearing to target a facility along the Danube River that was providing a crucial alternative route for grain shipments since Moscow had blockaded ports on the Black Sea.
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As Ukraine signals that drone strikes inside Russia have become part of its strategy, and residents of Moscow realize that the war will not leave them untouched, some Russians are trying to ignore the danger.
A new law targeting transgender people in Russia underscores how President Vladimir Putin is increasingly using the war in Ukraine as justification for greater restrictions on LGBTQ life, portraying it as a consequence of deviant Western values.