Russians "meeting more resistance" in advance towards Kyiv "than they expected," US defense official
From CNN's Ellie Kaufman
Russian forces advancing towards the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv are “meeting more resistance than they expected,” a senior US defense official told reporters on Friday.
The official added, Russians “continue to try to move on Kyiv,” even though they are meeting Ukrainian resistance.
The Russian invasion of the country is continuing in the Kharkiv area of Ukraine and from the south towards the Ukrainian city of Kherson on the river, the official added. These are still the three main advances on the country that Russia began yesterday, the official said.
There have been “no additional airborne drops over the last 24 hours” in the Kharkiv area, the official said.
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-25-22/index.html
Washington Post is reporting on this now:
Russian offensive on Ukraine has lost momentum, Pentagon says
By Daniel Lamothe 11:09 a.m.
The Russian military has lost momentum in its offensive on Ukraine, a senior U.S. defense official said Friday, cautioning that could change in coming days.
The assessment came amid signs that Russia has struggled to move on the capital city of Kyiv, as outgunned Ukrainian forces dig in and put up a fight. Roughly one-third of the Russian forces committed to the assault now are in Ukraine — which would amount to more than 50,000 — the official said.
“They have not achieved the progress that we believe they thought they would,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Pentagon.
The invasion continued with an amphibious landing of Russian naval forces west of the city of Mariupol and with Russia continuing to launch missiles into Ukraine. As of Friday morning in Washington, more than 200 missile strikes had occurred, the official said, up from 160 as of Thursday. Some of the strikes had landed in residential areas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/25/ukraine-invasion-russia-news/#link-BN3NGAI2SJB3XB2OJGTSIXCE7I
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have some Cossack blood, huh? 
Not full but part Ukrainian
