A senior U.S. defense official believes that Russia has encountered unexpected resistance in Ukraine, the course of action is lower than expected, and the Ukrainian army has the belief of fighting for the country, which is also in line with the judgment of Ah Qiu in the past two days, the Ukrainian army is not vulnerable, Kharkov and Samui are still holding out after two days of siege by the main force of the Russian army. And Kharkov successfully repelled the Russian troops in front of him at about 8 o'clock in Kiev time, causing them to withdraw to Russian territory.
But now the Russian army attacked on three sides, Ukraine in addition to the main force in the east, the south has lost two cities, the Dnieper River crossing changed hands, the Odessa Gateway was wide open, the southeast Mariupol also faced the landing operation, and the north Kiev had to face the Russian offensive of the third day.
The situation in Ukraine remains dire, albeit slightly better than expected. And the senior US Defense Department official also revealed that the Russian military has only invested about one-third of the military force on the front line of Ukraine, so in fact, the real offensive has not yet fully launched. However, the war situation in Ukraine, the military is secondary, and the diplomatic results are the key.
