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

The New York Times·October 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM

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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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