Russian Anxiety...
New York Times
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Russian anxiety as Ukraine gains in boldness
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, made a surprise appearance in the recently reclaimed city of Izium in Ukraine’s northeast. It was a tangible sign of Ukraine’s soaring morale and its growing confidence — a demonstration that the military could ensure its leader’s safety even miles from the front.
In Russian cities close to the fighting, the mood is one of anxiety. In Belgorod, 25 miles from the Ukrainian border, the sounds of nearby explosions have become regular occurrences. Military trucks and armored personnel carriers spray-painted with the letter Z rumble through intersections, and refugees pour in from territories in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has tried to keep life as normal as possible for most Russians and make the hostilities in Ukraine a faraway concept. But with Ukrainian forces now on the offensive, some residents of Belgorod feel as if the war has come to their doorstep
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Russian anxiety as Ukraine gains in boldness
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, made a surprise appearance in the recently reclaimed city of Izium in Ukraine’s northeast. It was a tangible sign of Ukraine’s soaring morale and its growing confidence — a demonstration that the military could ensure its leader’s safety even miles from the front.
In Russian cities close to the fighting, the mood is one of anxiety. In Belgorod, 25 miles from the Ukrainian border, the sounds of nearby explosions have become regular occurrences. Military trucks and armored personnel carriers spray-painted with the letter Z rumble through intersections, and refugees pour in from territories in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, has tried to keep life as normal as possible for most Russians and make the hostilities in Ukraine a faraway concept. But with Ukrainian forces now on the offensive, some residents of Belgorod feel as if the war has come to their doorstep
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