Putin Strikes a Perilous New Blow in Ukraine
Smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia on Oct. 8.
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Vladimir Putin’s retaliation for the bombing of the bridge he built to Crimea came swiftly — a barrage of deadly missile strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv.
It was the first time the capital has been hit in months, and the first attack since the start of the war when the areas targeted were so central and without military value. Missiles today hit the city’s most popular park, a pedestrian bridge and the headquarters of Ukraine’s largest power company.