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Kherson in darkness, Armenia's coalition angry at Moscow
Summary
Two reports from mid-December 2022 showed pressure on civilians in Ukraine and strain in Russia's ties with Armenia.
What did 15 December 2022 show about the reach of Russia's war and the limits of its regional standing? Two reports, one from that day and one from the day before, point in different directions.
In southern Ukraine, shelling by Russian forces killed two people and left the entire city of Kherson without power. The loss of electricity affected the whole city, not a single district, and the deaths were part of the same bombardment.
On 14 December 2022, members of parliament from Armenia's governing coalition accused Russia of wanting to drag Armenia into a new war with neighbouring Azerbaijan. They also criticised the conduct of Russian peacekeepers. This came amid a renewed crisis in the region following the Lachin blockade, and as relations between Armenia and Russia worsened.
Taken together, the reports describe a Russia pursuing a war in Ukraine that struck civilian life in Kherson, while governing-coalition lawmakers in Armenia publicly questioned Moscow's role and its peacekeepers.
