Ukraine has disabled 20 Russian battalions, Western officials said today, as a Kremlin army chief hinted that Moscow may scale back its all-out attack on its neighbour and instead focus on 'liberating' the eastern Donbas region. Pictured: (L-R) Sergei Rudskoi, a senior representative of the General Staff, Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov and Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the Russian National Defence Control Centre, hold a briefing on Russian military action in Ukraine, in Moscow on March 25, 2022
* Russia's defence ministry also updated its losses in Ukraine to 1,351 soldiers, adding 3,825 had been wounded
* Russia's figure is far lower than Western estimates that say tens of thousands have been killed in the war
* Moscow today attempted to put a positive spin on its disastrous invasion,saying it had achieved its targets
* In another embarrassing blow, it was revealed today that a Russian brigade commander had died after being run down with a tank by his own troops
The Russian military hinted that Moscow may scale back its invasion of Ukraine and instead focus on 'liberating' the eastern Donbas region in a potential face-saving climbdown amid Western claims that Putin's military has been devastated and 20 battalions have been wiped out.
Russia's defence ministry also updated its losses in Ukraine to 1,351 soldiers, adding that 3,825 soldiers had been wounded - figures that are far lower than Western intelligence estimates that put Moscow's losses in the tens of thousands.
In a military update today, Moscow attempted to put a positive spin on its disastrous invasion saying that the first phase of its military campaign in Ukraine was over.
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Pentagon Says Russian Military Activity Is Now More focused On The Eastern Part Of The Country
In Ukraine, Russian Activity Now More Focused on Donbas Than Kyiv -- US Department of Defense
U.S. sees Russia focusing on eastern Ukraine, senior U.S. defense official says -- Reuters
Russia Signals It Will Limit Scope To "Complete Liberation Of Donbas" - Says "No Progress" In Talks -- Zero Hedge
Russia Says Donbas Is Ukraine Focus in Possible Shift in Aim -- Bloomberg
Russians shift focus from Kyiv — scaling back goals in war? -- AP
3 comments:
Echolon attack.
They'd love to limit incoming supplies.
If I were Putin, I would say time for peace before general situation gets more unpredictable than it is.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44913/ukraine-situation-report-u-s-says-russia-may-be-giving-up-on-taking-kyiv
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