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The Ukraine War Grows Deadlier

More civilians are dying now than when Biden was president

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Anne Applebaum
Feb 09, 2026
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Since Trump’s election in 2024, the Russian army has made very little progress on the battlefield. But airstrikes aimed at civilians have increased dramatically—doubling between Trump’s inauguration and August—and in recent months have aimed to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The result has been nationwide blackouts during an especially frigid …

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