After Kherson: What are Russia's strategic goals?

A fatal missile blast in Poland serves as a potent reminder that the Ukraine conflict could easily escalate to draw in NATO – despite recent developments in Ukraine’s favor.

Amongst those developments, Russia’s decision to withdraw its forces from the key city of Kherson Ukrainian troops reclaimed the city to the joy of exhausted residents and praise from President Zelensky, who called it the beginning of the end of the war.

Yet far from winding down, Russia’s been ramping up missile attacks on critical energy infrastructure, leaving many Ukrainians without power.