After a peacestep that no one wanted, Moscow gave Washington a 30-minute heads-up before launching an experimental missile strike that is extremely uncommon in wartime.
The protracted crisis in Ukraine has undergone significant upheaval in the last seven days, and things are moving quickly in the lead-up to Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. It is important to recall the week’s seismic escalation, which runs the risk of dissipating quickly amid the weariness that permeates the battle.
On Sunday, the White House publicly gave Ukraine permission to launch missiles it provided into Russia proper, which Ukraine promptly did on Monday. In response, Moscow attacked Dnipro on Thursday with an experimental medium-range missile that can travel at hypersonic speeds and has a multiple warhead system often used for nuclear warheads.
