Ukraine war briefing: Russia losing on the ground so pivots to air war, say analysts

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Analysts state Russia is escalating air raids on Ukrainian cities due to battlefield failures and to distract from Ukrainian long-range strikes into Russia, with monthly territorial gains falling sharply. Ukraine is developing its own ballistic missile for air defense amid ammunition shortages, while Russian strikes killed civilians in Kramatorsk, Donetsk, and Kherson, and Ukrainian drones targeted energy and military sites in St. Petersburg.

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Minimal gains on battlefield as Kyiv largely halts Moscow’s spring-summer offensive; Ukraine missile maker tests homegrown Patriot alternative. What we know on day 1,562Russia’s failure to advance on the battlefield is why it is escalating its air raids on major Ukrainian cities, analysts say.

Ukraine war briefing: Russia losing on the ground so pivots to air war, say analysts

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