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       Outside the destroyed Russian border post at Sudzha on Monday.Credit...David Guttenfelder for The New York Times

       Ukraine claimed to have captured a Russian town President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed yesterday that Ukrainian troops had taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha. If confirmed, it would be Ukraine’s first capture of a Russian town since the incursion began 10 days ago.

       Ukrainian state television broadcast a report from Sudzha, showing soldiers tearing down a Russian flag from a building. Ukraine also said it had launched a large-scale drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia, damaging at least two of them.

       Russia’s Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had launched 117 drones on multiple Russian regions, including those housing the airfields. Satellite imagery verified by The Times showed two bases in Savasleyka and Borisoglebsk that had sustained damage. It was unclear if any aircraft were hit. Both airfields are over 200 kilometers inside the country’s borders.

       Analysis: U.S. officials said the incursion shows how Ukraine’s army has improved its warfare skills. This offensive was developed in secret, devised to divert Russian troops away from the front lines in Ukraine and seize territory to use as a bargaining chip.

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       The mpox epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Credit...Arlette Bashizi/Reuters

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