* Russia has seen at least 7,000 soldiers killed and up to 21,000 wounded, according to new Pentagon estimate
* Fifth of the force Putin amassed before war could now be out of action, as units become 'combat ineffective'
* British intelligence says Russian advance has now stalled 'on all fronts' with 'heavy casualties' being suffered
* Shelling of major cities continued today, with Kyiv struck in the early hours and Kharkiv bombed overnight
Russia has lost up to 28,000 soldiers killed and wounded during three weeks of fighting in Ukraine, the US believes, as Vladimir Putin's invasion stalls 'on all fronts' but shelling of cities including Kyiv continues.
The Pentagon estimates at least 7,000 Russian troops have now died in the fighting while another 14,000 to 21,000 have been wounded - accounting for nearly a fifth of the estimated 150,000 men that Putin amassed on the border before giving the order to attack 21 days ago.
The staggering toll is roughly double NATO losses in Afghanistan over two decades of fighting, and roughly equal to US casualties in the 36-day battle of Iwo Jima - one of the bloodiest clashes in the Pacific during the Second World War.
Losses are now so severe, US intelligence believes some Russian units cannot keep fighting.
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WNU Editor: Western intelligence agencies first said Kiev will fall in a few days at the start of the invasion, to a new narrative that has been ongoing for the past 10 days that the Russian military is stalled.
Are they correct? I do not know.
What I do know is that the war is continuing, the Russian military continues to advance in the south and eastern parts of the country even after a Ukrainian counter-attack at the Kherson airport (see war maps here), and the outskirts of Odessa was bombed by the Russian navy this morning.
That does not look like a stalled military to me.
Update: A regular reader of this blog who served for the US military in the second Iraq war just told me that he thinks the Russian military are taking an operational pause outside of Kyiv. He told me the US military did the same thing when they reached Baghdad after three weeks of fighting to rest, resupply, assess, and get ready for the next phase of the offensive.
I hope he is wrong and the Russian military has reached its limits.
If they are getting ready to resume major offensive operations, the destruction that they will unleash on Kyiv will be a disaster of epic proportions.
Is The Russian Military Offensive Stalled In Ukraine
Russia getting bogged down in Ukraine, Western nations say -- Reuters
Uneasy wait in Kyiv continues as Russian advance appears to have stalled -- The Guardian
Russian Troops Bogged Down in Face of Stiff Ukraine Resistance, Says DOD Official -- US Department of Defense
Varney: Now we know why the Russians are bogged down -- FOX News
Hope that many survived Ukraine theater attack as intel suggests Russia's ground war is stalled -- CBS
Russia bogged down, blasting Ukrainian cities as war enters fourth week -- Reuters
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