Russia Says First Phase Of War Is Over As Its Advances In Ukraine Appear To Have Stalled
Rudskoy’s remarks come as Russia’s progress seems to have stalled around major Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv and Kharkov. Russia has also failed to achieve air supremacy in Ukraine and has suffered heavy personnel losses since the invasion began. “The public and individual experts are wondering what we are doing in the area of the excluded Ukrainian cities,” Rudskoi said. “These actions are carried out with the aim of causing such damage to military infrastructure, equipment, personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the results of which allow us not only to tie their forces and prevent them from strengthening their team in Donbas....