An armoured vehicle with the letter 'Z' on it drives past a monument in the town of Armyansk, Crimea. Reuters
An armoured vehicle with the letter 'Z' on it drives past a monument in the town of Armyansk, Crimea. Reuters
An armoured vehicle with the letter 'Z' on it drives past a monument in the town of Armyansk, Crimea. Reuters
An armoured vehicle with the letter 'Z' on it drives past a monument in the town of Armyansk, Crimea. Reuters

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Russian troops ill-equipped and facing food shortages, Pentagon claims

US intelligence picks up 'flagging morale' within Russian units as war enters day six

Joyce Karam
Joyce Karam
Washington

March 01, 2022

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Some of the Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are undertrained, ill-equipped and apparently did not know they were being sent into combat, the Pentagon claimed on Tuesday.

A senior US defence official told reporters that “morale was flagging” in some Russian units as they push deeper into Ukraine, where they are facing fierce resistance in some places as their battle capabilities are further diminished by disrupted supply lines from Russia.

“We are also picking up signs that they are not only are they running out of gas, but they are running out of food,” the official said.

Unverified videos posted online purportedly show Russian forces looting food shops and tanks stranded by the side of the road after running out of fuel.

“They did not expect the resistance,” the official said and added that US has seen signs of some Russian units surrendering without a fight.

The official referenced the young age of some of those drafted as another factor hurting morale.

“Not all of them are apparently fully trained or prepared or even aware that they were going to be sent into a combat operation,” the official said.

Assessing the Russian military's recent movements and combat power, the US official said “the main advance on Kiev basically remains where it was yesterday".

Satellite images from commercial imaging company Maxar show high-resolution pictures of large military convoys approaching Kiev, some of which are several kilometres long.

“No perceivable movement from the Russians coming down from the north,” the official said.

The Pentagon said Russia has now sent 80 per cent of its troops staged for the Ukraine operation into the country and that it has fired more than 400 missiles.

“The Ukrainian air missile defence systems remain intact and viable and engaged,” the senior official added.

Asked about Ukrainian reports that Belarusian troops have entered the war, the US official said Washington has seen no such indications.

Russia’s war in Ukraine is expected to take centre stage in US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

“I think people can expect to hear him position that as the importance of the United States as a leader in the world, of standing up for values, standing up for global norms,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday.

A monitor displays a projectile striking the regional state administration building in Kharkiv, as the Russian invasion continues. Reuters
A monitor displays a projectile striking the regional state administration building in Kharkiv, as the Russian invasion continues. Reuters
People help a wounded woman in the aftermath of Russian shelling in Kharkiv. EPA
People help a wounded woman in the aftermath of Russian shelling in Kharkiv. EPA
Ukrainian emergency service personnel carry the body of a victim following shelling in Kharkiv. AP
Ukrainian emergency service personnel carry the body of a victim following shelling in Kharkiv. AP
Students who fled the conflict rest in a refugee camp in Voluntari, Romania. AP
Students who fled the conflict rest in a refugee camp in Voluntari, Romania. AP
Members of an Ukrainian civil defence unit pass new assault rifles to the opposite side of a blown-up bridge on Kiev’s northern front. AFP
Members of an Ukrainian civil defence unit pass new assault rifles to the opposite side of a blown-up bridge on Kiev’s northern front. AFP
Civilians cross a river on Kiev's northern front. AFP
Civilians cross a river on Kiev's northern front. AFP
A woman takes photos of a destroyed accommodation building near a checkpoint in Brovary, outside Kiev. AP
A woman takes photos of a destroyed accommodation building near a checkpoint in Brovary, outside Kiev. AP
The city hall of Kharkiv, damaged by Russian shelling. AFP
The city hall of Kharkiv, damaged by Russian shelling. AFP
Debris litters the square outside the damaged Kharkiv city hall. AFP
Debris litters the square outside the damaged Kharkiv city hall. AFP
A Ukrainian woman sleeps on the floor of the railway station in Zahonyi close to the Hungary/Ukraine border. AFP
A Ukrainian woman sleeps on the floor of the railway station in Zahonyi close to the Hungary/Ukraine border. AFP
A medical worker attends to wounded man at a hospital in Brovary, outside Kiev. AP
A medical worker attends to wounded man at a hospital in Brovary, outside Kiev. AP
Refugees from Ukraine in a tent at the Medyka border crossing, Poland. AP
Refugees from Ukraine in a tent at the Medyka border crossing, Poland. AP
Debris outside the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile, in Kharkiv. Reuters
Debris outside the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile, in Kharkiv. Reuters
A student evacuated from Ukraine is embraced by her family after arriving at Tunis-Carthage International Airport in Tunisia. AFP
A student evacuated from Ukraine is embraced by her family after arriving at Tunis-Carthage International Airport in Tunisia. AFP
Rescuers in a building damaged by a missile in central Kharkiv. Reuters
Rescuers in a building damaged by a missile in central Kharkiv. Reuters
An ambulance is visible through the damaged window of a vehicle hit by bullets in Kiev, Ukraine. Reuters
An ambulance is visible through the damaged window of a vehicle hit by bullets in Kiev, Ukraine. Reuters
Territorial defence members prepare to head out on patrol in Kiev. EPA
Territorial defence members prepare to head out on patrol in Kiev. EPA
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech on screen during the opening of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. AP
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech on screen during the opening of the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. AP
A policeman detains a young demonstrator during a protest against Russia's attack on Ukraine in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
A policeman detains a young demonstrator during a protest against Russia's attack on Ukraine in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
Local residents in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, prepare Molotov cocktails. Reuters
Local residents in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, prepare Molotov cocktails. Reuters
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Residents clean a bomb shelter under an out-of-service cinema in central Zhytomyr. Reuters
Ukrainian volunteers tear cloth into strips to make camouflage nets in Lviv, western Ukraine. AP
Ukrainian volunteers tear cloth into strips to make camouflage nets in Lviv, western Ukraine. AP
Part of the military convoy north-west of Invankiv, Ukraine. AP
Part of the military convoy north-west of Invankiv, Ukraine. AP
Mark Goncharuk, a young boy from Kiev, leaves his father behind as he travels with the rest of his family towards the border. Reuters
Mark Goncharuk, a young boy from Kiev, leaves his father behind as he travels with the rest of his family towards the border. Reuters
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People hold an anti-war protest outside the Russian Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. Reuters
A crater caused by shelling on the outskirts of Kiev. AFP
A crater caused by shelling on the outskirts of Kiev. AFP
People queue outside a grocery store in the Ukrainian capital. EPA
People queue outside a grocery store in the Ukrainian capital. EPA
Ukrainian soldiers stand at Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, in Kiev. EPA
Ukrainian soldiers stand at Maidan Nezalezhnosti, or Independence Square, in Kiev. EPA
Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second left, and Davyd Arakhamia, faction leader of the Servant of the People party in the Ukrainian Parliament, third right, attend the peace talks in the Gomel region of Belarus. AP
Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second left, and Davyd Arakhamia, faction leader of the Servant of the People party in the Ukrainian Parliament, third right, attend the peace talks in the Gomel region of Belarus. AP
People who have fled the Russian invasion in Ukraine, clamour to board a bus bound for a refugee centre established in Przemysl, Poland. Reuters
People who have fled the Russian invasion in Ukraine, clamour to board a bus bound for a refugee centre established in Przemysl, Poland. Reuters
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Hanna Pavlovna Lukasz, from Mirhord, Ukraine, said her sons, aged 12 and 8, and her 66-year-old mother had been waiting on the Ukrainian side of the border crossing with Medyka, Poland, for four days. AP
A volunteer from Kiev prepares a rear post with trenches in the city. AFP
A volunteer from Kiev prepares a rear post with trenches in the city. AFP
A child being treated for cancer rests in the bomb shelter of the oncology ward at a hospital in Kiev. Getty
A child being treated for cancer rests in the bomb shelter of the oncology ward at a hospital in Kiev. Getty
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Police officers check occupants of a suspicious car in Kiev, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
A woman from Ukraine uses a phone to listen to a speech by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary. Reuters
A woman from Ukraine uses a phone to listen to a speech by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a refugee shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary. Reuters
Shelves empty of bread after a curfew was lifted as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kiev. Reuters
Shelves empty of bread after a curfew was lifted as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kiev. Reuters
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, left, and President Zelenskyy. AFP
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, left, and President Zelenskyy. AFP
Snow-covered shoes donated for those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland. Reuters
Snow-covered shoes donated for those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland. Reuters
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People who have fled Ukraine wait for a bus to transport them away from the border crossing in Medyka. Reuters
Norwegian soldiers of the Nato-enhanced forward presence battalion pose at a military plane as they arrive at an airport in Kaunas, Lithuania. AP
Norwegian soldiers of the Nato-enhanced forward presence battalion pose at a military plane as they arrive at an airport in Kaunas, Lithuania. AP
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A person fleeing Ukraine sits during snowfall at a temporary camp in Przemysl, Poland. Reuters
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Footage reportedly of Russian Buk missile system vehicles on a road before a drone strike near Malyn, Ukraine. Reuters
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An explosion after what are said to be Russian Buk missile system vehicles on a road are struck by a drone. Reuters
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The monument to Russian troops from the Second World War, after the figures’ hands were painted red, at the Red Army memorial in Sofia, Bulgaria. EPA
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The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, is lit up with the colours of Ukraine’s national flag in a show of support. AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of the National Space Agency on the premises of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre, in Moscow. EPA
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the construction site of the National Space Agency on the premises of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre, in Moscow. EPA
A man looks out from a train, at the railway station in Lviv, Ukraine. The UN has estimated the conflict could produce as many as four million refugees. AP
A man looks out from a train, at the railway station in Lviv, Ukraine. The UN has estimated the conflict could produce as many as four million refugees. AP
A Ukrainian boy waits for his mother after passing the border crossing point in Siret, northern Romania. EPA
A Ukrainian boy waits for his mother after passing the border crossing point in Siret, northern Romania. EPA
Russian policemen detain a demonstrator in St Petersburg, during a protest against the country's military actions in Ukraine. EPA
Russian policemen detain a demonstrator in St Petersburg, during a protest against the country's military actions in Ukraine. EPA
Ukrainian soldiers at a check point in the city of Zhytomyr. Reuters
Ukrainian soldiers at a check point in the city of Zhytomyr. Reuters
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Residents prepare petrol bombs to defend the city, in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Reuters
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A pro-Russian fighter sits inside a tank in the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, in the Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, second left, and Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, left, during their meeting in Moscow. AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, second left, and Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, left, during their meeting in Moscow. AP
Ukrainians and supporters gather during a demonstration in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens against the Russian military's operation in Ukraine. AFP
Ukrainians and supporters gather during a demonstration in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens against the Russian military's operation in Ukraine. AFP
Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighters test an automatic grenade launcher taken from a destroyed Russian infantry mobility vehicla after a battle in Kharkiv. AFP
Ukrainian Territorial Defence fighters test an automatic grenade launcher taken from a destroyed Russian infantry mobility vehicla after a battle in Kharkiv. AFP
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