A US Department of Defense official confirmed today, Thursday, that Russian forces Its artillery is moving towards the capital, Kyiv, in preparation for bombing it, according to Al-Arabiya’s correspondent in Washington.
He also said that there are warships in the Black Sea preparing for an attack in the vicinity of the city of Odessa in eastern Ukraine, according to intelligence estimates.
The US official also clarified that the Russian military convoys are still stuck with no tangible movement, and they are at a distance of 15 to 25 km from the capital, Kyiv.
He stressed that the new equipment that Ukraine receives will allow it to confront Russian forces at long distances and not only from close distances, as happened in the vicinity of Kharkiv, Kiev and Chernev.
In this context, a senior US official confirmed that Russia launched more than a thousand missiles at Ukrainian goals Since the start of the military operation, which has now entered its fourth week, according to “Archyde.com”.
Recall that since the start Russian military operation On February 24, the European countries allied to Kiev, and the NATO countries in general, led by the United States, sent many defensive weapons to Ukraine.
Many of those countries have also allocated financial aid to the Ukrainian government and the displaced as well.
In addition, thousands of sanctions were imposed on Moscow, covering various sectors, as well as several politicians and businessmen.
While Moscow has warned more than once that any country that sends a “qualitative weapon” that it considers dangerous to the Ukrainian authorities, it puts itself in the position of the aggressor. It also confirmed that it will not stop military operations on the territory of the western neighbor, before the latter disarms, and stop its efforts to join NATO.