Why Russia Sees a Window to Bomb Ukraine Into Submission This Winter

New York Times15 October 2026, 12:45 UTCUkraine

Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

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