Russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, Kyiv mayor says

What we know about russia

At least 17 people were killed in the "massive attack" overnight on Ukraine's capital, as mayor Vitali Klitschko warns hot water supply has been disrupted

What shifts

For those following russia, purposefully, hit, critical, infrastructure, this report from BBC introduces a variable that could shift existing calculations.

The wider picture

What precedes russia 'purposefully' hit critical infrastructure in latest strikes, kyiv mayor says, according to BBC, is a sequence of decisions that narrowed the range of possible outcomes.

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of russia, purposefully, hit, critical, infrastructure: At least 17 people were killed in the "massive attack" overnight on Ukraine's capital, as mayor Vitali Klitschko warns hot water supply has been disrupted.