#Ukraine requests for #MLRS - "We're working every single day to get weapons & systems into Ukraine" per @PentagonPresSec, saying #Washington is aware of the requests by #Kyiv
"We're in constant communication w/them [Ukrainians]..."
"We're in constant communication w/them [Ukrainians]..."
"I won't get ahead of decisions" per @PentagonPresSec, re the #MLRS request by Ukraine
Situation in #Donbas #Ukraine "dynamic" per @PentagonPresSec, saying there is "a lot of back and forth" between Ukrainian & #Russia|n forces
"We are still working through what the next drawdown package will look like" per @PentagonPresSec asked about the #MLRS request
"It's not a hold up" he adds "We are constantly talking to the Ukrainians about their needs & what we can provide"
"It's not a hold up" he adds "We are constantly talking to the Ukrainians about their needs & what we can provide"
Port of #Odesa-grain reserves: "The int'l community is deeply concerned" per @PentagonPresSec "But the president's been clear we're not going to have US troops fighting in #Ukraine
Kirby says that includes no planes flying over Ukraine & no US naval activity
Kirby says that includes no planes flying over Ukraine & no US naval activity
#Ukraine- grain shortage: "Everybody understand the pressure and the urgency here" per @PentagonPresSec
Notes the provision by #Denmark of #Harpoon missiles to Ukraine for coastal defense
Notes the provision by #Denmark of #Harpoon missiles to Ukraine for coastal defense
"The fighting in the #Donbas, it's very real. It's very dynamic...it changes every day" per @PentagonPresSec
"Our assessment is that the #Russia|ns continue to make incremental gains" he says
"Our assessment is that the #Russia|ns continue to make incremental gains" he says
"There doesn't appear to be any hope for negotiations right now" per @PentagonPresSec re #Ukraine-#Russia
Says Vladimir #Putin only showing signs of escalation even though "Mr. Putin has achieved exactly zero of his strategic objectives"
Says Vladimir #Putin only showing signs of escalation even though "Mr. Putin has achieved exactly zero of his strategic objectives"
"We have two goals...or strategy has two components" per @PentagonPresSec "One is to help #Ukraine defend itself"
"The 2nd component...is to make sure we can bolster @NATO's eastern flank"
"The 2nd component...is to make sure we can bolster @NATO's eastern flank"
"We have seen them [#Russia] try to remedy some of the challenges" they had early on during the invasion, per @PentagonPresSec
But #Donbas "close to Russia, closer to their organic supply lines" he says "You can see them being mindful & wary of getting too far out ahead"
But #Donbas "close to Russia, closer to their organic supply lines" he says "You can see them being mindful & wary of getting too far out ahead"
#Russia trying to get better integrating air & ground operations, having limited success bcs Russian force snow focused on smaller areas, per @PentagonPresSec
#Russia's myriad problems during its war in #Ukraine - logistics, command&control, others - "They have by no means been able to master them" per @PentagonPresSec
#Russia's war in #Ukraine "has helped galvanize the entire [@NATO] alliance...almost all of the int'l community" per @PentagonPresSec
#Russia - "We haven't seen a lot of adaptation in how they do urban warfare" per @PentagonPresSec, asked about #Severodonetsk
"No training inside #Ukraine right now & no decisions made" about returning US trainers to Ukraine, per @PentagonPresSec
"It's a war zone" he adds
"It's a war zone" he adds
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