The Russians Trucked in That Hard to Find Bread

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The russians brought some boxes with basic stuff like bread, waterr oil and solem. Andrea's grandfather would tell him that he saw a russian t v news report about the distribution. One of the first things the russians did when they took over herson was to switch the t v channels from ucranian to russian stations.

Through ineptitude and bad timing, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa—known as Gota—has driven his country toward ruin. Its people want him out. Russian forces have occupied Kherson since early March. We hear a report from the ground about life under foreign occupation. And tasting awamori, a Japanese spirit that distillers may lift from the doldrums simply by watering it down. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer