According to the US assessment, the Russian advance in the East and South of Ukraine has slowed to a crawl, stalling in some places, or even rolling back, in particular in the Kherson region.. This was announced at a briefing at the Pentagon by a senior official of the Ministry of Defense..

“Russia is failing on the battlefield and failing internally at home,” the official said, referring to the US and European sanctions against Russia..

Thus, he noted that large Russian state-owned companies have already lost 70-90% of their market capitalization, about 1,000 multinational companies have suspended their work in Russia, inflation is rising to 20%, and the stock market has lost a third of its value..

At the same time, a Pentagon spokesman said the National Intelligence Council had released a "

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However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine effectively repulse enemy attacks and force them out of Ukrainian soil..

“Even when Russia scares, even when it threatens the Ukrainian people, Ukrainians continue to boldly attack. They are extremely efficient in using the $8.2 billion worth of equipment we have provided so far,” the official said and announced another security assistance package to meet the needs of the Ukrainian army..

As reported, US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby also announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine..