Will COVID factor into Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine? - Poynter

"COVID-19 cases are surging in both Russia and Ukraine. The Guardian reports that the virus is widespread in Ukraine, with new cases hitting pandemic records there. But within the military, while new positive tests are rising, serious illness is still fairly rare:

Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of the Ukrainian land forces, told the Guardian that from about 150,000 soldiers in his ranks, 2,400 were infected by Covid."