Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson
Jul 4, 2022
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Oliver Carroll, a correspondent reporting from Ukraine, shares insights on the strategic significance of Kherson and the hurdles Ukrainian forces face in retaking the city. He emphasizes the critical role of international support amid the conflict. Sarah Burke, Mexico City Bureau Chief, highlights the devastating rise in missing persons in Mexico exceeding 100,000 and critiques the ineffective government responses. The discussion reveals the human impact of violence and the essential community efforts to fill the gaps left by the state.
The city remains Ukraine’s only provincial capital to be taken by Russian forces—can Ukraine overcome its shortages of manpower and firepower to retake the province? Mexico’s official missing-persons list has topped 100,000; our correspondent describes the skyrocketing total and piecemeal efforts to slow its rise. And research suggests that people choose their friends at least in part by smell. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer