Ukraine resistance has been tougher than Russia expected

 Epoch Times:

Russian military forces advancing on Kyiv and other major cities have been slowed by Ukrainian fighters, defense officials in the United States and the United Kingdom said on Feb. 26.

“Their momentum continues to be slowed predominately from a stiff Ukrainian resistance,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on a call.

“What they have seen is a very determined resistance, and it has slowed them down,” the official said.

According to the UK’s Ministry of Defense, the speed of the advance has been slowed, “likely as a result of acute logistical difficulties and strong Ukrainian resistance.”

The Russian forces are bypassing major Ukrainian population centers while leaving soldiers to encircle and isolate them, according to British officials, who added that the capture of Kyiv is still the primary goal of the Russian invasion.

Fighting broke out in Ukraine’s capital overnight but Ukraine still held the city on Saturday. Kyiv is about 240 miles from the Ukraine–Russia border; the Russian forces were about 18 miles, or 30 kilometers, from the city center, the UK Ministry of Defense said.
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“We will not lay down our weapons. We will defend our country. Our weapons are our strength. This is our land. Our country. Our children. We will protect all of them,” Zelensky said in a video posted to social media.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense urged the citizens to do whatever they can to slow down the Russians, including removing signs with numbers and names of the streets, cities, and villages in their regions.

“Let’s do everything possible to get rid of Russian occupiers from Ukraine as soon as possible,” the ministry wrote in a Twitter post.

Citizens were also encouraged to erase any marks the Russian military left on the road as they moved through the country.
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There are pictures of destroyed Russian tanks.  Ukraine has also had some success in the air destroying several Russian planes and choppers.  Ukraine is a large country and it will take a large force for Russia to control it.  With resistance by the people as well as by the Ukraine military, it will take a much larger force to space ration for the Russians.  I suspect the Ukrainian military is also familiar with Russian tactics and operations.

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