DAY 7: ‘THE OVERARCHING MOVEMENT ON KYIV IS STALLED’: The good news for the defenders of Ukraine is that at today’s one week mark, Russia’s invasion plan has turned out to be a hot mess, and its 40-mile-long assault force of tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery is advancing at a snail’s pace.
“Our assessment is that it is not exactly moving with great speed, that they continue to be bogged down coming down from the north to get to Kyiv,” a senior defense official told reporters yesterday. “They face greater resistance than they thought, that they have experienced fuel and logistics challenges.”
“In many cases, what we're seeing are columns that are literally out of gas, and now they're starting to run out of food for their troops,” the official said. “I think the Russians have been surprised by the resistance that they have faced. I think the Russians have been surprised by some of the morale problems that they're experiencing.”
“We generally sense that the Russian military movement, not just this convoy, but the overarching movement on Kyiv is stalled at this point.”
