Why the Black Sea Is a Flashpoint Between Russia and the West It has long been a theater of competition between Russia and the West, a dynamic supercharged by the Ukraine war.
With Western Weapons, Ukraine Is Turning the Tables in an Artillery War In the southern Kherson region, Ukraine now has the advantage in range and precision guidance of artillery, rockets and drones, erasing what had been a critical Russian asset.
As Attacks Mount in Crimea, Kremlin Faces Rising Domestic Pressures With the drumbeat of Ukrainian strikes inside Russian-held territory, the visceral reality of war is becoming increasingly apparent to Russians.