By John Owen Nwachukwu A senior US defence official has said that Russia launched more strikes on Ukraine in the past week than Amer...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
A senior US defence official has said that Russia launched
more strikes on Ukraine in the past week than America has seen in recent weeks.
The official also said the Ukrainians are using the (High
Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) HIMARS that were delivered to their country
in security assistance packages “very well.”
According to CNN, the official said this “could be related
to the G7. It certainly could be related to the Ukrainian movement of HIMARS
into the war theatre.
“Or it could be a larger portion of their long-term battle
strategy here. I’m just not sure,” said the official.
The official said Russia is making gains in the Donbas region
but is still facing Ukrainian resistance.
In a background call with reporters, the official added the
US is aware that several Russian generals have been relieved of command and
there are “continued morale concerns with Russian forces.”
In the Kherson region, the US official in his country is
aware that local officials who have been working with Russia have been
assassinated amid Ukrainian resistance, and that the Ukrainians have made
modest gains in the northern part of the region.
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