Ukraine invasion: Russian forces face tough resistance and logistical issues, experts say
- Russia’s advance on Kyiv has made little progress and it has failed to gain control of airspace, according to defence officials
- Military experts also say there are supply issues and that the offensive could be taking longer than Moscow expected
Britain’s defence ministry said in an intelligence update on Tuesday that Russian troops had made little progress on their push into Kyiv because of logistical difficulties. It also said Russia had failed to gain control of the airspace over Ukraine, prompting it to shift to night operations to reduce losses.
It came after the Pentagon’s assessment on Monday that Russia had failed to achieve air superiority over Ukraine. There had been about 380 ballistic and cruise missile launches against Ukraine, the Pentagon said.
Russia has declared “complete” control of the Ukrainian airspace, and claimed its air force destroyed about 20 more air defence system targets on Monday.
Fu Qianshao, a Chinese military aviation expert and former PLA Air Force member, said Russia had destroyed some Ukrainian military targets but had failed to capture any major cities.