Convoy approaching Ukrainian capital appears stalled as Russia unleashes greater firepower
DNIPRO, Ukraine Russia intensified strikes on cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, but the advance of foreign forces ground to a halt outside Kyiv as local troops and volunteers steeled themselves for a fierce battle for the capital.
U.S. and British officials said a long column of tanks and combat vehicles was stalled roughly 20 miles north of Kyiv on the sixth day of President Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine, deepening questions about whether Moscows assault will yield a protracted war of resistance with its much smaller, less powerful neighbor.
The convoy, stretching some 40 miles, has moved little over the past day as the Russian forces have grappled with fuel and food shortages, a U.S. defense official told reporters, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive situation.
In its most recent battlefield update, the British Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces continue to hold the cities of Kharkiv, Kherson and Mariupol, but all three are now likely encircled by Russian forces, and air and artillery attacks on urban areas are intensifying.
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