Update: Russian Operations in Ukraine - Battle for Donbas Looms

Russian military operations continue in Ukraine. Recent developments include:

1. A missile strike on Kramatorsk using a Tochka-U with a Ukrainian serial number originating from Ukrainian-held territory - still blamed on Russia by the Western media & Western governments;
2. Major mobilization of forces by Russia in eastern Ukraine to eliminate Ukrainian positions in Donbas;
3. Battle for Mariupol is down to a factory complex and the ports;
4. Pentagon admits Russian forces flying 250 sorties daily, still at 85% combat power, and attempting to temper Western media expectations regarding Ukraine’s “victory;”
5. The shortcomings of sending heavy NATO weapon systems to Ukraine;

References:

US Department of Defense - Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing (April 8, 2022):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2994883/senior-defense-official-holds-a-background-briefing/
Reuters - Russia has withdrawn 2/3 of forces near Kyiv -U.S. official (US assesses 20 Russian BTGs were focused on Kiev):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-has-withdrawn-23-forces-near-kyiv-us-official-2022-04-04/
The New Atlas - Ukraine Missile Strike: Serial Numbers & Six Wheelers:
https://youtu.be/SPvy7fGZbV8
TASS - Special operation in Donbass to be intensified — Donetsk republic’s leader:
https://tass.com/world/1435707
TASS - Russian troops destroy 441 drones, 2,079 tanks in Ukraine special operation — top brass (S-300 from Europe destroyed):
https://tass.com/politics/1435649
Christina Wilkie (CNBC) - Tweet on Mariupol “chemical attack” claims:
https://twitter.com/christinawilkie/status/1513658150502739975

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