Crimea back in play? Russia feels pain of Ukraine long-range strikes

A couple of weeks back, we asked if the tide was turning in Ukraine. Short version: a little with a disclaimer: it's hard cutting through the fog of war. Now, we're beginning to wonder if Crimea could be back in play. Kyiv’s new line of longer-range missiles and drones wreaking havoc on fuel and power supplies. And while Russia continues to inch forward in other frontline flashpoints, the peninsula occupied in 2014 by Vladimir Putin’s little green men has never looked so vulnerable.

By François PICARD