Now +1,950 missile strikes since start of conflict - preponderance of strikes now concentrated vs #Mariupol, #Donbas w/"dumb" bombs, per a senior US defense official
NEW: Indications #Russia trying to target #Ukraine's ability to maintain/resupply Ukrainian forces across the country
"We're seeing at least attempted attacks on electrical power facilities" per a senior US defense official
US assesses missile strikes that hit residential areas near #Kyiv may have been intended for #Ukraine military production facilities
"We're not 100% certain they meant to hit residential areas" in #Kyiv, per a senior US defense official
NEW: US @DeptofDefense confirms an estimated $7.12 billion worth of military equipment provided to the Afghan security forces prior to their collapse "remains in Afghanistan in varying states of repair"
Total of $18.6 billion had been provided to Afghan forces from 2005-2021
"It is important to remember that the $7.12 billion figure cited in the Department’s recent report to Congress corresponds to ANDSF equipment & not US military equipment used by our forces" per @DeptofDefense spox Army Major Rob Lodewick in statement
"Nearly all equipment used by US military forces in #Afghanistan was either retrograded or destroyed prior to our withdrawal" per @DeptofDefense's Maj. Lodewick in statement
Day 63 of #Russian invasion of #Ukraine: +1,900 missile launches since start of invasion - most of missile / airstrikes vs Ukraine in #Mariupol & #Donbas, per a senior US defense official
NEW: US assesses there are now 92 #Russia|n battalion tactical groups now inside #Ukraine, per a senior US defense official
NEW: #Russia making "slow & even...incremental progress in the #Donbas, per a senior US defense official
"But there has been continued pushback by the #Ukrainians...a lot of back & forth" the official says, noting Russian forces in #Ukraine still plagued by logistical issues
.@Microsoft report warns of "relentless and destructive #Russia|n cyberattacks" as part of a hybrid war vs #Ukraine
"At least 6 separate Russia-aligned nation-state actors launch[ed] more than 237 operations...including destructive attacks that are ongoing" per @TomBurt45
Attacks "have also been accompanied by broad espionage and intelligence activities..."
#Russia's #cyber attacks "have not only degraded the systems of institutions in #Ukraine but have also sought to disrupt people’s access to reliable information & critical life services... & have attempted to shake confidence in the country’s leadership" per @TomBurt45
A second tranche of training for Ukrainian troops outside Ukraine set to begin on that system, w/1st tranche completed earlier this week
US military recruitment struggles/all-volunteer force - Recruiters "aren't taking anything for granted in the recruiting environment" per @PentagonPresSec
Calls recruiting numbers lagging indicators but says numbers likely to get worse