Bullet points of Ukraine war enters volatile phase after offensive into Russia
- Ukraine's surprise offensive into Russia has led to a volatile phase in the war.
- Both sides have escalated aerial campaigns.
- Russia has launched unusually large strikes against cities.
- Ukraine has taken its own air attacks on energy infrastructure and military facilities inside Russia to a new level.
- The offensive has also opened an opportunity for Russia to make rapid advances on a stretch of the front in eastern Ukraine.