Your Evening Briefing: Fears Grow of More Brutal Phase of Russia’s War

Amid widespread reports of residential areas being targeted and scores of civilians killed by Vladimir Putin’s invasion force, Russian commanders seem to be abandoning an initial approach that relied on more precise strikes on Ukraine’s cities. Instead, the Kremlin looks poised to intensify its assault in a more brutal fashion as a huge convoy of armor approaches Kyiv. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of committing acts of “terror” as it pounds his country despite international fury and unprecedented sanctions. And now Ukraine reports 300 tanks are massed on its border with Belarus, indicating that the Russian ally may soon join the conflict. Belarus has denied it intends to invade. Here’s the latest on the war.

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