Russian Military Operations in Ukraine Update: Battle of Donbas "Begins" Says Pentagon

Update: Russian Military Operations in Ukraine - April 23, 2022

- Pentagon admits a “new” major offensive is unfolding in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region;
- US continues to send heavy weapons including 72 155mm howitzers and 144,000 rounds;
- US is also sending 121 “Phoenix Ghost” drones but is not disclosing its function;
- Mariupol city has been fully secured by Russian forces;
- Russian President Vladimir Putin cancels storming of Azovstal steel plant where last Ukrainian holdouts remain;

References:

US Department of Defense - Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing
APRIL 21, 2022 (includes video of briefing):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3007440/pentagon-press-secretary-john-f-kirby-holds-a-press-briefing/
TASS - Russian troops destroy 520 drones, 2,448 tanks in Ukraine operation — top brass (April 22, 2022):
https://tass.com/defense/1441485
Fortune - Meet the Phoenix Ghost, a secretive new drone the U.S. fast-tracked for delivery to Ukraine:
https://fortune.com/2022/04/22/phoenix-ghost-drone-us-russia-ukraine-war/
AEVEX Aerospace - homepage:
https://aevex.com/
Bloomberg - Transcript: Vladimir Putin’s Televised Address on Ukraine (February 24, 2022):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/full-transcript-vladimir-putin-s-televised-address-to-russia-on-ukraine-feb-24
TASS - Putin orders to cancel Azovstal steel plant storming in Mariupol and block industrial zone:
https://tass.com/politics/1440943?utm_source=google.ru&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google.ru&utm_referrer=google.ru
TASS - Russian forces take Azovstal plant administration building in Mariupol — Kadyrov:
https://tass.com/defense/1441347
TASS - Nationalists blocked at Azovstal not allowed to surrender - Kadyrov:
https://tass.com/politics/1441387

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