Nearly all of Russia's advance in Ukraine is still stalled due to the resistance of Ukrainian forces, the US defense official said.
A senior US defense official said on March 14 that Ukraine's armed forces "effectively attacked Russia's logistical and force-maintenance capabilities."
According to US officials, Ukrainian forces have shown "creativity" when not only deploying their combat capabilities with tanks, armored vehicles and shooting down aircraft, but also finding ways to hinder the army's advance. Russia.
"Nearly all of Russia's ground offensive in Ukraine is still stalled," the US official said, as forces moving towards Kiev showed no "significant change in their advance in Ukraine". weekend".
The progress of Russian forces in Ukraine is believed to be much slower than originally planned due to fierce resistance by Ukrainian forces, ineffective logistics planning and difficulties in maintaining forces.
The Russian military convoy of more than 60 kilometers outside the capital Kiev has barely moved in the past two weeks. According to US officials, Russian forces approaching Kiev from the north, including military convoys, are still about 14 km from the city center.
The British Ministry of Defense said on March 12 that Russian ground forces were about 25 km from central Kiev and could besiege the Ukrainian capital in the next few days.
The US official said that Russian attacks on the cities of Chernihiv and Kharkov were still stalled, although Kharkov still recorded an increase in the number of long-range missile attacks. Ukrainian forces continue to defend Mariupol, despite the city's isolation and heavy shelling.
According to the US official, the Russian military has not yet moved closer to Mykolaiv. From this city, Russia can send forces to Odessa or move north to Kiev.
Russia recently expanded its military campaign to western Ukraine, after focusing on striking targets in the east, south and north.
The US defense official insists that the Russian military has not yet gained air superiority over Ukraine, despite Russia's powerful air force. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on the West to send fighter jets and establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine. However, the US and NATO have so far opposed this plan, fearing the risk of a direct conflict with Russia.
Viktor Zolotov, head of Russia's National Guard and a member of President Vladimir Putin's security council, admitted on March 14 that Russia's campaign in Ukraine was slower than planned due to the Russian far-right forces. Kiev uses civilians as a shield.
"I would like to say that things are not going as quickly as we would like. But we are still moving towards the goal step by step and will win," said Mr. Zolotov.
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