The Russian Federation has launched more than 500 missiles since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. 92% of the troops gathered for the invasion are currently in our country, stated a senior official of the US Department of Defence to BBC, as European Pravda reports.
According to information from the Pentagon, the Russian army's major offensive on the north of Kyiv is still about 25 km away from the city. Russian forces are also about 10 km away from Chernihiv and Kharkiv city centers. Heavy fighting continues in the south in Kherson, Mykolayiv, and northeast of Odessa. At the same time, the United States does not believe that Moscow intends to surround Mariupol from the north and the coast.The Pentagon stressed that the attack on Zaporizhzhia NPP demonstrates the “recklessness” of the Russian invasion. According to U.S. estimates, there is no leakage of radioactive substances from the station yet. On February 24, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. It is day nine of the heroic resistance to the Russian occupiers. Their primary efforts as occupiers are to siege Kyiv and weaken the resistance in the towns close to the capital. Earlier the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also announced five changes in the enemy tactics. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is always in the capital. He supports Ukrainians, and his office tries to publish official information on the events as often as possible. During last week, three assassination attempts were made on Zelenskyy, The Times reported. To do this, they sent two groups, Wagner Group and Chechen special forces. The media notes that "anti-war elements in the Federal Security Service of Russia" prevented the murder.Russian media, meanwhile, reported that Russian aggressor President Vladimir Putin had not appeared in the Kremlin for a week. The Russians suggest that he may be in a bunker in the Ural.