Your Wednesday Briefing: An assault on Kyiv

Ukraine said it had shot down the worst of the missiles. 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We’re covering Sudan’s refugees and Russia’s aerial assault on Ukraine’s capital. An explosion over Kyiv on Tuesday. Gleb Garanich/Reuters Ukraine thwarts a Russian missile attack Russia launched an [aerial assault of missiles and drones](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWh5cGVyc29uaWMta2luemhhbC1wYXRyaW90Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyNzU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzEzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGJrYGRkiv5s0VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, early yesterday morning, injuring at least three people, according to the authorities. But Ukrainian and American officials said Ukraine’s air defense shot down six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, among the most sophisticated conventional weapons in Russia’s arsenal. The attack was one of Russia’s largest aerial assaults since March. Russia’s Defense Ministry said at least one Kinzhal had hit a U.S.-made Patriot system, an advanced ground-based air-defense system delivered to Ukraine by Washington. An initial evaluation concluded the Patriot, while damaged, was still operational against all threats, U.S. officials said. Go deeper: It has been unclear whether the Patriot could intercept hypersonic missiles, which travel at least five times the speed of sound — more than a mile a second — and maneuver to evade defenses. Until recently, Ukraine lacked the capability to intercept Kinzhals and had pressed allies for Patriot systems. The country is now believed to have two such systems. Elsewhere: Russia is contending with stretched resources, disorganized defenses and disunity in the ranks. The military has been forced into multiple retreats and has been mostly [stalled along the 600-mile front line](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTYvd29ybGQvZXVyb3BlL3B1dGluLXJ1c3NpYS1taWxpdGFyeS1wcmlnb3poaW4uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTI3NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzMTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYmtgZGSK_mzRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) since last year. Refugees in the Chadian border village of Koufroune.Yagazie Emezi for New York Times ‘We’re not coming back’ As villages in western Sudan empty, villages in eastern Chad are [filling up with tens of thousands of refugees](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvY2hhZC1zdWRhbi1jb25mbGljdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05Mjc1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzMxMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRia2BkZIr-bNFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), driven from their homes by fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and by instability in the restive western region of Darfur. The surging conflict is the latest ordeal for a region that has been traumatized by two decades of genocidal violence, and it has deepened a humanitarian crisis in Chad, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from Darfur had already taken refuge. Militias, made up mostly of Arab fighters, have exploited the power vacuum in Sudan to rampage through cities, loot households and kill an unknown number of civilians, according to aid workers, doctors and local activists. In response, some civilians have begun arming themselves, and non-Arab groups have retaliated against militias at a small scale. By the numbers: The U.N. refugee agency said last week that 60,000 Sudanese had crossed into Chad since the start of the conflict. In Darfur, at least 822 civilians have been killed and more than 3,200 wounded in the monthlong conflict, according to the doctors union. On the ground: “It is the first time so many people are bringing everything they can,” said Aleksandra Roulet-Cimpric, the International Rescue Committee’s country director for Chad. “It’s also the first time so many of them say, ‘We’re not coming back.’” China’s head start on E.V. batteries China is [so far ahead in making batteries for electric cars](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9idXNpbmVzcy9jaGluYS1ldi1iYXR0ZXJ5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyNzU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzEzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGJrYGRkiv5s0VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) that the rest of the world may take decades to catch up, despite billions in Western investment. The country has bought its way into a cheap and steady supply of essential rare minerals needed to make the batteries. China controls 41 percent of the world’s cobalt, mostly by owning mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Investments in Indonesia will help China become the largest controller of nickel by 2027, according to a consulting firm. And regardless of who mines the minerals, nearly everything is shipped to China to be refined. Chinese companies are supported by the government with cheap land and energy and can refine minerals at a larger volume and a lower cost. China’s loose environmental regulations also mean there’s less spent on cutting down on pollution. 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[Privacy experts are worried](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNS9zY2llbmNlL2Vudmlyb25tZW50YWwtZG5hLWV0aGljcy1wcml2YWN5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyNzU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzEzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGJrYGRkiv5s0VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). - Archaeologists [have a new explanation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9zY2llbmNlL2FyY2hhZW9sb2d5LWFuY2llbnQtZWd5cHQtaGFuZHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTI3NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzMTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYmtgZGSK_mzRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) for the severed hands found in a 3,500-year-old Egyptian temple. - Scientific authorities are set to recognize [62 additional moons of Saturn](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xMi9zY2llbmNlL3NhdHVybi1tb29ucy1qdXBpdGVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyNzU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzEzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGJrYGRkiv5s0VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) this month, giving the ringed planet 145 in total. - Hammerhead sharks [dive more than 2,600 feet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTEvc2NpZW5jZS9oYW1tZXJoZWFkLXNoYXJrcy1icmVhdGgtY29sZC10ZW1wZXJhdHVyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05Mjc1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzMxMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRia2BkZIr-bNFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) into the ocean’s frigid depths to hunt for fish and squid. How do they survive a 68-degree Fahrenheit drop in temperatures? A Morning Read Ruven Afanador/Sports Illustrated At 81, Martha Stewart is the [Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover star](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDUvMTUvc3R5bGUvbWFydGhhLXN0ZXdhcnQtc3BvcnRzLWlsbHVzdHJhdGVkLWNvdmVyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTEmZW1jPWVkaXRfbWJlXzIwMjMwNTE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTkyNzU1Jm5sPW1vcm5pbmctYnJpZWZpbmclM0EtZXVyb3BlLWVkaXRpb24mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMzEzOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZGJrYGRkiv5s0VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). The domestic diva, television personality, publisher and canny entrepreneur-turned-white-collar criminal talked about shedding her inhibitions, and (most of) her clothes, for the cover shoot. “It took a bit of vanity but also a bit of confidence,” she said. “I thought, ‘If I’m feeling good enough physically and mentally to do such a thing, I’m up for it.’” SPORTS NEWS FROM THE ATHLETIC Could Erling Haaland to Real Madrid still happen? Not so long ago, some at Real Madrid pictured the Manchester City striker playing for them in the Champions League. [Could they still get their wish?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vdGhlYXRobGV0aWMuY29tLzQ1MjA0MDcvMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9jb3VsZC1lcmxpbmctaGFhbGFuZC10by1yZWFsLW1hZHJpZC1zdGlsbC1oYXBwZW4vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTUxJmVtYz1lZGl0X21iZV8yMDIzMDUxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05Mjc1NSZubD1tb3JuaW5nLWJyaWVmaW5nJTNBLWV1cm9wZS1lZGl0aW9uJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzMxMzkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmRia2BkZIr-bNFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) How the new Champions League format will work: The Champions League as we know it is coming to an end. [Here are UEFA’s proposed changes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUyMzQ3MC8yMDIzLzA1LzE2L2NoYW1waW9ucy1sZWFndWUtZm9ybWF0LW5ldy0yMDI0Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTI3NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzMTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYmtgZGSK_mzRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and what they mean. A year later, what do we think about Justin Thomas? The golfer has four top-10 finishes and zero wins since he won a playoff to claim the P.G.A. Championship last year. [Can he win the tournament again?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNDUyMTc4MC8yMDIzLzA1LzE2L2p1c3Rpbi10aG9tYXMtcGdhLWNoYW1waW9uc2hpcC1nb2xmLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTI3NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzMTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYmtgZGSK_mzRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) ARTS AND IDEAS Amy Lombard for The New York Times When does a drink stop being water? On #WaterTok, drinkfluencers concoct elaborate combinations of water, sugar-free syrups and flavored powders, above, in brightly colored tumblers. The videos on TikTok have the potential to drive huge sales for water flavoring companies, some of which are now experiencing sold-out products and shipment delays. The trend is also associated with gastric surgery. Patients are not supposed to drink carbonated beverages after weight-loss surgery, so still flavored drinks can be a hydration tool — especially for patients who previously relied on soda. But [is any of it even water](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmRuVrP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNS8xNi9kaW5pbmcvd2F0ZXJ0b2stdGlrdG9rLXJlY2lwZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01MSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9tYmVfMjAyMzA1MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9OTI3NTUmbmw9bW9ybmluZy1icmllZmluZyUzQS1ldXJvcGUtZWRpdGlvbiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMzMTM5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkYmtgZGSK_mzRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)? “I have some pause with regards to calling this ‘water,’” Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician and scientist at Harvard, said. “Water is the base,” she added. “But water is the base for soda, too.” Subscribe Today We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. 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