Russia’s advance on the Ukrainian capital has made little progress over the previous three days and the cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol stay in Ukrainian palms, in accordance with British army intelligence.
“The primary physique of the massive Russian column advancing on Kyiv stays over 30km from the centre of town having been delayed by staunch Ukrainian resistance, mechanical breakdown and congestion,” Britain’s defence ministry stated in an intelligence replace.
“The column has made little discernible progress in over three days,” it stated. “Regardless of heavy Russian shelling, the cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol stay in Ukrainian palms. Some Russian forces have entered town of Kherson however the army state of affairs stays unclear.”
“The Russian defence ministry has been compelled to confess that 498 Russian troopers have already been killed and 1,597 wounded in Putin’s struggle. The precise variety of these killed and wounded will nearly definitely be significantly larger and can proceed to rise.”
(Reuters)