‘My mom says the town is in ruins’: Sources tell Meduza that the Kremlin is considering another assault on Kyiv and planning victory in Ukraine by the fall

Despite failing to capture Kyiv at the outset of the war, the Kremlin is reportedly considering a second assault on Ukraine's capital, as Russian troops appear to be on the verge of seizing the entire Donbas region. Sources tell Meduza that advances in the east and expectations that Moscow can win a war of attrition against Kyiv and its Western allies have revived hopes in the Putin administration that a full-scale victory is possible in Ukraine before the end of the year. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/05/27/we-ll-grind-them-down-in-the-end