Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 9 times today. Russia used "updated tactics" during its latest overnight aerial assault on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Jan.

The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit – due in part to massive military spending – and shrinking revenues from oil and natural gas. Economic growth has also slowed sharply.

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