Thread by @jseldin

NEW - Day 142 of #Russia invasion of #Ukraine

"Russian forces are limited to incremental if any gains" in the #Donbas "held off" by #Ukraine forces, per a senior US military official

Says Russians have not been able to advance on #Slovansk

US confirms #Russia used submarine launched missiles in deadly attack on #Vinnytsia, per a senior US military official

Says "no indication" there was a legitimate military target anywhere nearby

US provided #HIMARS - "They're having a very, very significant effect" for #Ukraine, per a senior US military official

"We've all seen the #Russia|ns slow their movement & advances"

#Russia|n strikes over past 7-14 days have caused 100-150 civilian casualties, per a senior US military official

#Ukraine #HIMARS hitting #Russia|n ammo depots but "Russia is a well-stocked country" per a senior US military official

US not tracking weapons sent to #Ukraine

But US emphasizes officials "have not seen indications those weapons have gone anywhere else" per a senior US military official

#Ukraine forces "have made some small gains in the south" per a senior US military official

NEW: No signs any weapons from #Iran are showing up YET among #Russia|n forces fighting in #Ukraine, per a senior US military official

#HIMARS - "We didn't think that would be a silver bullet" for #Ukraine, per a senior US military official

Says the battle in #Donbas is now "between bad morale and strong will" w/morale of #Russia|n forces "abysmal"

Ability of #Ukraine forces to destroy weapons/ammo supplies far behind #Russian front lines having a significant impact on morale of Russian forces, per a senior US military official

" We assess that #Russia|n forces are limited to incremental, if any gains around the northern #Donbas, held up by #Ukrainian defenses" per senior US military official

"Russian forces continue to employ indiscriminate artillery bombardment along w/air missile strikes"

#Kharkiv - "We assess that the #Ukrainians are continuing to defeat #Russia|n attempts to gain ground in the vicinity of #Izyum" per senior US military official "In #Slovyansk [it's] generally the same"

"Pretty strong defenses from the Ukrainians"

#Mikolayiv, #Kherson - "no real progress there" by either #Ukraine or #Russia, per senior US military official

#HIMARS "having a very very significant effect" per sr US military ofcl

#Ukraine "spending a lot of time striking targets like ammunition supplies, other logistical supplies, command&control...a direct impact on the ability [of #Russia] to conduct operations on the front line"

"We've all seen the #Russia|ns slow their movements & their advances" per senior US military official on #Ukraine's use on #HIMARS

"It's hard for me to believe that can't be somehow related to the loss of ammunition & the loss of somebody to tell them where to go"

#Ukraine's efforts in the south

"I do know that the Ukrainians have made small gains in pockets in the south" per a sr US military official "I hesitate to put a number on that"

#HIMARS - "we didn't think that would be a silver bullet, certainly" per senior US military official

US view of the fight btw #Russia & #Ukraine

"What you've got is a kind of a match up between bad morale & strong will" per sr US military official, adding "The morale of the Russians is really dismal"

"It'd be hard not to have morale issues at times when again, you know you're supposed to get supplies but those supplies were destroyed 40 kilometers behind your lines" per senior US military official

re #Russia's troop morale issues