According to a US defense official speaking Tuesday, the US believes that Russia has now committed more than 80% of its predetermined combat power to Ukraine. The US believes Russia’s main advance on Kiev has seen no appreciable movement in the past 24 hours, the official added. Russia’s advance toward Kiev has been slowed by supply and fuel problems, but also possibly due to regrouping and rethinking its operation, the US official says.
The United States assesses that Russia has delivery systems that could be used for a vacuum bomb, but cannot confirm this, the official said, also noting that the United States has not seen any indication that Belarus is also sending troops to Ukraine. Russia has launched more than 400 missiles at Ukraine so far, the official continued, but the Russians have yet to achieve air superiority over the country. The United States believes that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Velenskyy, maintains command and control over his armed forces.
The United States has some indications that some Russian units have surrendered without a fight, consistent with indications that morale has suffered in some Russian units, the official said. The official said that the Russians have been surprised by the Ukrainian resistance and that the Russians have lost some military aircraft in the invasion. The Russian shelling of government infrastructure is indicative of a change in Russian tactics, the official added.
Source: Fx Street
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