Fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops could have forced the move to more shelling and fewer ground assaults, experts say, as Biden warns Putin ‘will pay’Ukraine invasion: latest updatesUkraine’s besieged cities have come under more heavy bombardment after Russian commanders facing fierce resistance intensified their shelling of urban areas.As US president Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that he would “pay a price” for his aggression, the Russia leader’s forces have shown no sign of stopping an assault that has included strikes on the capital Kyiv and rocket attacks in the second city of Kharkiv, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people.Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled the fighting as a miles-long Russian military convoy north of Kyiv advances toward the city.West of Kyiv, in the city of Zhytomyr, four people, including a child, were killed on Tuesday by a Russian cruise missile, a Ukrainian official said.A Russian military strike in the small town of Borodjanka north-west of Kyiv on Tuesday night tore through two apartment blocks, videos on social media and confirmed by multiple news sources show.Russian troops have landed in Kharkiv, according to the Security Service of Ukraine. The troops reportedly attacked a military hospital.Despite the buildup of forces outside the capital, a US defence official said on Tuesday night that Russia’s move on Kyiv had stalled as its forces struggle with basic logistics challenges, including shortages of food and fuel. Some units appeared to be gripped by low morale, the official said.In addition, commanders may be considering more bombardment instead of using the kind of armoured thrusts that characterised the first few days of the war, a US military thinktank said on Tuesday. Continue reading…
Fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops could have forced the move to more shelling and fewer ground assaults, experts say, as Biden warns Putin ‘will pay’
Ukraine’s besieged cities have come under more heavy bombardment after Russian commanders facing fierce resistance intensified their shelling of urban areas.
As US president Joe Biden warned Vladimir Putin that he would “pay a price” for his aggression, the Russia leader’s forces have shown no sign of stopping an assault that has included strikes on the capital Kyiv and rocket attacks in the second city of Kharkiv, resulting in the deaths of dozens of people.
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fled the fighting as a miles-long Russian military convoy north of Kyiv advances toward the city.
West of Kyiv, in the city of Zhytomyr, four people, including a child, were killed on Tuesday by a Russian cruise missile, a Ukrainian official said.
A Russian military strike in the small town of Borodjanka north-west of Kyiv on Tuesday night tore through two apartment blocks, videos on social media and confirmed by multiple news sources show.
Russian troops have landed in Kharkiv, according to the Security Service of Ukraine. The troops reportedly attacked a military hospital.
Despite the buildup of forces outside the capital, a US defence official said on Tuesday night that Russia’s move on Kyiv had stalled as its forces struggle with basic logistics challenges, including shortages of food and fuel. Some units appeared to be gripped by low morale, the official said.
In addition, commanders may be considering more bombardment instead of using the kind of armoured thrusts that characterised the first few days of the war, a US military thinktank said on Tuesday.