17 minutes agoOver 90% of Russian combat power within Ukraine, says US official
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)A senior US defence official briefed the media on how the Pentagon views key developments on the ninth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. These are the main developments: Russia has launched more than 500 rockets since the beginning of the invasion, and 92% of Russia's pre-scheduled war force is now inside [...]
These are the main developments:
Russia has launched more than 500 missiles since the beginning of the invasion, and 92% of Russia's pre-scheduled war force is now within Ukraine.
The Russian forces convoy north of Kiev is still about 25km outside the capital.
Russian forces are about 10km from downtown downtown Chernihiv and Kharkiv.
In the south, fierce fighting is still under way in Kherson, who is said to have come under Russian control, a claim that American officials were unable to oppose.
There are currently fighting within Mykolaiv, northeast of Odessa.
The U.S. does not estimate that the Russians are in Marioupol. but Moscow intends to surround Mariuspoli from the north and from the coast.
The attack on the Zaporizhya nuclear power plant shows “pamateria” of the Russian occupation, but there is no radioactive flow so far from the thermal power plant, according to US estimates.
