Monday Briefing: Ukraine bombards Russian air bases
Good morning. We're covering major attacks in Ukraine and Russia, and gunfire deaths at a Gaza aid distribution site. Plus, the tech bros of "Mountainhead."
Before negotiations, Ukraine and Russia traded blowsUkraine mounted one of its broadest assaults of the war against air bases inside Russia yesterday, a coordinated drone operation that left aircraft smoldering in multiple regions, including as far away as Siberia. Kyiv also suffered a damaging blow when a Russian missile struck a Ukrainian military training base, killing at least 12 soldiers. Hours before that strike, Russia launched what Ukrainian officials said was the largest combined overnight aerial assault on the country since the start of the war. The fighting escalated even as delegations from Ukraine and Russia were expected to sit down for cease-fire negotiations today in Istanbul. Details: A Ukrainian security official said that Ukrainian officers had secretly transported drones on trucks into Russia and launched them from those vehicles. He said that dozens of aircraft had been damaged in the strikes. Quotable: A Russian military blogger described the attack as a "black day for Russian long-range aviation." Talks: During a previous round of talks in Istanbul, both sides agreed to share their peace terms. Since then, Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stalling.
More than 20 were killed near a Gaza aid sitePalestinians who had gathered to get food from an aid distribution center came under fire yesterday, according to local health officials. At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded, the officials said; Gaza's health ministry gave a higher toll, of 31. The Israeli military initially said it was unaware of injuries from Israeli fire at the aid site in Rafah, but a military official later said that troops had fired warning shots toward "suspects." The International Committee of the Red Cross said its field hospital in Rafah had received 179 patients, a majority of whom had gunshot and shrapnel wounds, and that "all patients said they had been trying to reach an aid distribution site." Context: Gazans have struggled to eat since Israel began blocking all food, fuel and medicine bound for the enclave in March. Israel began a contentious effort to provide relief there last week, and chaos has erupted at some distribution sites. More Gaza news:
For the first time, Mexico elected judgesMexicans cast ballots yesterday to elect nearly 2,700 judges and magistrates, including those who will sit on the Supreme Court and hundreds of other local tribunals. It was a first-in-the-nation vote to overhaul the judiciary, and one of the most far-reaching judicial revamps ever attempted by a large democracy. The election could lead to another consolidation of power for the leftist Morena party, which has elected two consecutive presidents, secured supermajorities in Congress and left the opposition figuratively clinging to life. Morena leaders said they had decided to directly elect judges to battle corruption, but experts have warned that the overhaul could have negative consequences for the checks and balances required in a healthy democracy. At the polling stations, voters had to grapple with long and complex ballots.
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A dark comedy from the creator of 'Succession'The world is burning in the new HBO film "Mountainhead," and it's all thanks to a group of not-so-genius tech magnates who are holed up in a snowy retreat. The comedy, which premiered on Saturday, is the latest project from Jesse Armstrong, the creator of "Succession." While it doesn't have the same depth, our television critic James Poniewozik writes, Armstrong's hallmarks are still present: a brutal sense of interpersonal power dynamics, a flair for creative profanity and an abiding belief that the worst people will succeed. For more, read our profile of Cory Michael Smith, who plays one of the moguls, and take a look at the film's secluded $65 million ski chalet.
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