“The army units still suffer from poor direction and control, the morale of many is low and the logistics leave much to be desired. The supply problems are not over,” a senior US defense official said Monday. The Americans have noted that Russian soldiers are marching into places in the Donbas, proclaiming victory and then withdrawing, leaving the region to the Ukrainians.
“The last few days it has been a constant back and forth,” said the Pentagon representative. Ukrainian soldiers, for example, were able to push back the Russians in the metropolis of Kharkov. The Kremlin troops are in “offensive mode”, but are by no means as successful as expected. This development is not only due to lack of Russian planning, but also a result of remarkably good Ukrainian resistance.
