Mud is flung as spring is sprung

Russian invaders dig into Ukraine's softening soil as Congress wallows in its own mire.

Spring is just around the corner and already tidings abound.

An early thaw in Ukraine—the rasputitsa—is turning icy battlefields into muddy quagmires as Russian forces intensify their offensive to take the besieged city of Bakhmut. Drones that Russia says took flight in Ukraine migrated deep into Russia, with one spotted less than 100km from Moscow. It …