Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson
Southern strategy: the coming bid to retake Kherson  
Podcast: The Intelligence from The Economist
Published On: Mon Jul 04 2022
Description: The city remains Ukraine’s only provincial capital to be taken by Russian forces—can Ukraine overcome its shortages of manpower and firepower to retake the province? Mexico’s official missing-persons list has topped 100,000; our correspondent describes the skyrocketing total and piecemeal efforts to slow its rise. And research suggests that people choose their friends at least in part by smell. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer