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1. Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:02:37 JST Tim Mak

   Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

   Huge escalation overnight as Russian launched three rounds of attacks in Kyiv over a 24 hr span.

   Meanwhile the FIRST EVER barrage of strikes happened in Moscow.

   Let's get into the latest dramatic developments.

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:15 JST Tim Mak

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   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:16 JST Tim Mak

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   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:17 JST Tim Mak

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     We weren't planning on publishing an issue of The Counteroffensive today.

     But the development and escalations were so dramatic that Ross and I quickly filmed a ten minute update of the overnight developments, and pushed out a special edition in the early AM.

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:18 JST Tim Mak

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     The strikes in Moscow are sure to exacerbate divisions already within Russian society about the execution of the war.

     The head of the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, issued a furious, epithet-laden video cursing out the Russian Ministry of Defense:

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:19 JST Tim Mak

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     And this from the mayor of Moscow, who said in a subsequent post that two people sustained minor injuries:

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:20 JST Tim Mak

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     The governor of the Moscow Region, Andrey Vorobyov, confirmed the attacks on his official Telegram channel:

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:21 JST Tim Mak

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     While the Ukrainian government has not claimed responsibility, the attacks in Russia come immediately after the head of GUR, the military intelligence arm of the Ukrainian government, promised retribution for the constant attacks on Kyiv.

     https://t.co/gceBlHJ98R

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:22 JST Tim Mak

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     From videos and photos now being shared widely on Russian and Ukrainian social media, the damage inflicted by the attacks are not severe. But there are obvious psychological impacts from the attacks — it’s a signal that the war can and will reach the residents of Moscow as well.

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:23 JST Tim Mak

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     In the early morning hours, the experience of those in Moscow mirrored that of people in Kyiv for the first time: explosions, air defense firing, and general chaos among the civilian population.

   • Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)'s status on Wednesday, 31-May-2023 01:05:24 JST Tim Mak

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     Explosions were heard in Moscow early Tuesday a.m. in an apparent Ukrainian retaliation, the first serious barrage of strikes on the Russian capital since Vladimir Putin authorized the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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