The U.S. believes Russia is learning from its failures in northern Ukraine and applying those lessons to its new offensive in the east and south.. This was stated by a senior official of the US Department of Defense, reports CNN..
“What we have seen over the past few days is that they continue to try to form the necessary conditions,” the official said in an interview with reporters..
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“It looks like they are trying to learn from the failed lessons in the north, where they did not have the proper support capabilities in the area they were going to take,” the official said..
The official added that the U.S. has seen Russia deploy "
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Earlier it was reported that Russia has concentrated in the Black Sea five carriers of sea-based cruise missiles of the Caliber type. Their potential total salvo is at least 36 missiles.