{"id":66495,"date":"2022-02-28T10:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T10:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/28\/a-calmer-night-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-military-official-sees-short-term-improvement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:44:44","slug":"a-calmer-night-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-military-official-sees-short-term-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/02\/28\/a-calmer-night-in-kyiv-as-ukraine-military-official-sees-short-term-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"A calmer night in Kyiv as Ukraine military official sees \u2018short term\u2019 improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was just after 3 a.m. in the besieged city of Kyiv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/27\/russian-troops-enter-ukraines-2nd-largest-city-of-kharkiv\/\" target=\"_blank\">and after five days of attacks from Russia<\/a>, Ukraine\u2019s military leaders were breathing a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis night is more [a] relax[ed] one,\u201d said a Ukrainian military official from Kyiv. He spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide his military\u2019s assessment of what is taking place on the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel [the] security situation improvement at least in short term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/28\/live-updates-on-russias-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1238751899.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Live updates on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Follow for the latest Tweets on the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though vastly outnumbered by Russian forces, \u201cwe have been able to stop their blitzkrieg,\u201d the official said. \u201cThey don\u2019t control any major cities in Ukraine, including [in the] south.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russians, he said, have seen 4,500 troops killed or wounded, and the destruction of 27 fixed wing aircraft, 26 rotary wing aircraft, 150 tanks, 700 armored personnel carriers, four multiple launch rocket systems, 50 artillery pieces and 60 fuel cisterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military Times is unable to verify those claims. But, Oleksiy Arestovych, a Ukrainian official, offered similar figures on Ukrainian television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Russians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/27\/russian-military-convoy-traveling-toward-kyiv-satellite-images-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">have made gains<\/a>, the official said the \u201coverall security situation is still tough, with positive tendencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters earlier Sunday, a senior U.S. defense official said that that while Vladimir Putin has committed two-thirds of his combat power arrayed against Ukraine, \u201cwe do continue to see Russian momentum slowed. They continue to face a stiff resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In particular, the Russians are experiencing fuel and logistics shortages, said the official, who was speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity. \u201cThis is most particularly acute in their advanced on Kharkiv.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Echoing the Ukrainian military official\u2019s assessment, the U.S. defense official said the Russians \u201care facing some logistics challenges as well on their advanced down to Kyiv. We still as of this morning have no indication that the Russian military has taken control of any cities. But clearly, that continues to be in our view, their goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russians have made more gains in the south of Ukraine, along the Sea of Azov, said the senior U.S. defense official. Their goal is to try to cut off the Sea of Azov completely from Ukraine by establishing a land bridge to occupied Crimea and ultimately taking Odesa, to the west. Such a move would block off virtually all of Ukraine\u2019s access to the water and create a devastating economic blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Russians are not facing the same kinds of logistic shortfalls as are taking place in the north, said the senior defense official. And Russian naval infantry from a previous amphibious assault have now linked up with ground forces in a move toward the city of Mariupol.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/02\/27\/want-to-go-fight-for-ukraine-heres-what-to-do\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.26.7.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Want to go fight for Ukraine? Here\u2019s what to do.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here are the six steps you need to take if you want to help Ukraine fight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Ukrainians are continuing to fight there as well, the senior defense official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur assessment is that Mariupol is contested,\u201d said the senior defense official. Ukrainian forces \u201cwill put up a resistance there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Ukraine fighter jets and anti-aircraft systems are still keeping the skies contested, with Russian forces firing more than 320 missiles at Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday it is fifth day of wider Russian invasion and what they have positively achieved? Almost nothing,\u201d said the Ukraine military official. \u201cThey have gotten more severe economic and personalized sanctions, excluded from EU Council, disconnected from the SWIFT [banking communications] system, a huge drop of property value on international markets, and a national currency drop. 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