Thread by @jseldin

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

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#Chernihiv isolated

#Mariupol "isolated & still suffering heavy bombardment"

#Kharkiv-"#Russia|n forces "still on the outskirts...face stiff Ukrainian resistance"

No Russian movement re #Mykolaiv

- per senior US defense official

NEW: US observing some #Russia|n landing ships in northern #BlackSea BUT "we are not seeing any imminent amphibious movement toward #Odesa" per senior US defense official

#Russia missile count - now +950 launched at #Ukraine targets since start of invasion 20 days ago, per senior US defense official

Says no new strikes reported in western Ukraine

NEW: US has "reason to believe the #Russia|ns are considering their resupply & manning options" per senior US defense official

BUT "no evidence of Russian efforts to flow in additional supplies from inside Russia or from elsewhere"

NEW: More security assistance to #Ukraine from US, other nations arrived in past 24 hours - "these shipments did include weapons" per a senior US defense official

Senior US defense official says #Russia's bug convoy "still stuck"

Also says US seeing no signs #Belarus preparing to send troops into #Ukraine