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Russian advances remain stalled as Ukraine targets supply efforts:

Nearly all Russian advances in Ukraine remain stalled due in part to “creative” strikes from the Ukrainians limiting the ability of Kremlin forces to resupply, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday.

The Ukrainians “have effectively struck at the Russian logistics and sustainment capabilities,” the official told reporters.

“As we’ve said all along, they’ve been quite creative here. They’re not simply going after combat capability — tanks and armored vehicles and shooting down aircraft. Although they’re doing all that, they are also deliberately trying to impede and prevent the Russians’ ability to sustain themselves.”

The official also said “almost all of Russia’s advances remain stalled” on the ground in Ukraine, with forces moving toward Kyiv showing no “appreciable change in their progress over the weekend.”

Russian forces have made far less progress in Ukraine than was initially expected thanks to a fierce resistance from Ukrainian forces, poor logistical planning and difficulties with sustainment. —>READ MORE HERE

Top Putin ally says Ukrainian invasion is not going ‘as fast as we would like’:

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top allies acknowledged over the weekend that the invasion of Ukraine is not going according to plan.

Viktor Zolotov, chief of Russia’s national guard and a member of Putin’s security council, said, “Not everything is going as fast as we would like,” on Sunday at a church service led by Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, according to Reuters. He also accused Ukrainians of using civilians as human shields, though there has been no reporting to confirm such claims.

“But we are going towards our goal step by step, and victory will be for us,” said Zolotov, who ran Putin’s personal security for more than a decade and has led the National Guard force since 2016.

His remarks are at odds with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who said their operation in Ukraine is on time and will be completed in full.

The Pentagon has repeatedly said Russian forces have largely been stopped from conquering territory, though that hasn’t stopped them from launching more than 900 missiles with a disregard for civilian life. —>READ MORE HERE

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