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was observing ground force"repositioning" north and northwest of Kyiv, estimating that 20 percent of the force once deployed in Ukraine had pulled out by Friday.
But Russian air and missile attacks, while still intense, have plateaued, U.S. Air Force sources say, and the effectiveness of the strikes that are being carried out is also declining. The majority of the airstrikes that are taking place are occurring in the Donbas region, in direct support of Russian ground forces in the south. The number of attacks on targets in and near Ukrainian cities outside of the forward battle zone has declined.
"In fact, a month into the campaign, Ukrainian air defenses continue to be potent," says the retired officer, a Pentagon contractor working on air power analysis and strategy."And that affects the Russian air force, which rarely leaves Russian and Byelorussian airspace. We're also seeing well over 50 percent failure rates in weapons used in air and missile attacks. Russian airframes are also not up to the task, wear and tear's beginning to take its toll.
"There is hell in Mariupol, there is a disaster that the whole world knows about, but no one has enough determination to help stop the disaster in this city and other cities of Ukraine," President"It's tragic what we're watching in Mariupol," says the senior DIA officer."The Russians are struggling to finish something that they started more than a month ago, because, well just because, for pride.
Though fighting in the southeast Donbas region has intensified, military experts agree that Russia hasn't been successful in taking enough territory for it to capture the entire landmass. Nor has Russia managed to establish control of the border areas and link its forces up to establish a firm grip around the eastern periphery. The area between Izium and Luhansk is particularly contested. On Saturday, it was clear that Russian forces had bypassed the city to take easier territory.
The General Staff, in its Friday briefing, once again stressed that the"morale and psychological" condition of Russian forces remains low"and tends to deteriorate." But the DIA officer, privy to the highest-level intelligence, disagrees, saying that all signs indicate that Putin is struggling with Russia's loss."The intelligence is now clear: the Russians themselves now know they can't pull this off, and the internal discussions reflect that," the officer says.
President Zelensky continues to warn that Russian troops are accumulating their potential in the south for a future offensive. His rhetoric may be more a call to arms than a description of the facts on the ground. He is imploring Ukrainians to not let up the intensity of their defense.
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