More praise for US intelligence on #Russia-#Ukraine from Senate Intelligence Committee Chair @MarkWarner
"Did they ever just nail it" he says, further praising their "use of forward-leaning intelligence" in real-time to throw #Russia's #Putin off balance
#Russia's "We're all scratching our heads at their disarray" of their conventional military forces, per @MarkWarner "There was not much chock & awe in their shock & awe area"
NEW: "In the cyber domain we know the #Russia|ns are 1st rate" per @MarkWarner "The cyber attacks ... has been relatively mild"
Lack of #cyber offensive so far from #Moscow "surprises the heck out of me" he says
A #Russia#cyber offensive - "Will we see that in the coming days? I think that remains a possibility" per @MarkWarner
Says he still worries about spillover from a Russian cyber attack that could potentially trigger a @NATO Article 5
US sharing intel more readily - "It has really showing a shown in a in a information driven world, if we can share intelligence w/the public & w/our allies in a more real time basis, it puts us back in the game In terms of information warfare" per @MarkWarner
"The power of information sharing ought to be a stronger part of our military, diplomatic & overall statecraft" per @MarkWarner
NEW/UPDATE: #Russia ground forces making "limited to no progress ...in achieving their objectives" in #Ukraine, per a senior US defense official
#Kyiv "remains under bombardment by long range fires, w/civilian targets-to include residential areas-being struck w/increasing frequency" per senior US defense official
"But leading elements of Russian forces have not appreciably advanced on the city" per the official
Advanced #Russia|n forced approach #Kyiv from the NW still 15-20km from the city center
#Russia forces to the east of Kyiv still 20-30km from city center, per official
HAPPENING NOW: @CENTCOM Cmdr Gen Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie & @USAfricaCommand Cmdr Gen Stephen Townsend testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee
"#Iran is the foremost threat" in the @CENTCOM region, he says
"Our partners increasingly doubt America's resolve" he adds, blaming what he calls "Pres. Biden's misguided policies"
"The threat posed by #Iran is graver than ever" @CENTCOM's Gen Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie warns in his opening remarks
"#Russia's invasion of #Ukraine moreover has violently demonstrated its willful disregard for int'l norms just have we have seen thru Russia's actions in #Syria
Happening now: @PentagonPresSec briefs the media from the Pentagon...
#Yavoriv strikes - "This was clearly a Russia|n airstrike"
per @PentagonPresSec, who says the missiles were launched from Russian jets
"We know that several structures were hit..." he says
Airstrikes vs #Yavoriv is 3rd major strikes by #Russia in western #Ukraine - "It certainly appears the Russians are broadening their target set" per @PentagonPresSec