Russia has invaded Ukraine, and Ukrainian officials have warned that the Russian army will launch a general attack on the capital Kyiv.Photo: Dazhi Image/Associated Press
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not progressed smoothly, and the Russian army is still attacking major cities. The US defense executive said on the 6th that the more than 150,000 troops assembled by Russian President Vladimir Putin before the attack on Ukraine have now nearly 100% entered Ukraine. . Since the invasion, the Russian army has launched 600 missiles, and 95% of its military forces on the border have been invested. “This is our current maximum estimate,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
According to CNN, senior U.S. defense officials pointed out that the U.S. observed that Russian forces were attacking Kherson and Mykolaiv and were trying to surround Kyiv and Kharkov. Kharkiv), Chernihiv and Mariupol, but the Russian army encountered strong resistance from the Ukrainian army in these areas, and the Russian army’s attack speed was also slowed down.
The U.S. Defense Department also ordered 500 additional troops to be sent to Europe over the weekend, bringing the current total of U.S. troops in Europe to 100,000, U.S. defense officials continued. To prevent the war in Ukraine from spreading to the NATO member states. At present, the huge Russian armored column north of Kiev has not yet arrived in Kyiv, but the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces pointed out that the Russian army is preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Irpin advances.
U.S. defense officials revealed that the Ukrainian army carried out small-scale attacks on the convoy. Although the scale was small, these attacks effectively slowed down and prevented the convoy from advancing. Due to the rapid advance of the Russian army on the southern front, it is currently harassing near Nikolayev. If Nikolayev is occupied, the Russian army may threaten Odessa on the Black Sea coast. The army may conduct amphibious landing operations in Odessa. However, there has been no sign of the imminent landing of Russian troops in Odessa.