Western assessments indicate Russian forces stalled in much of Ukraine.

The latest Western intelligence reports and military analyses indicate that Russian forces remain stalled across much of the Ukrainian battlefield four weeks after the invasion began.

A report on Wednesday from British defense intelligence suggested that the battlefield in the north of the country has stayed largely static for days. Russia is “likely conducting a period of reorganization before resuming large-scale offensive operations,” the assessment said.

Ukraine warned again that Russia was seeking to bring Belarus, Ukraine’s northern neighbor, into the war, saying it saw signs that Russian and Belarusian military equipment was being moved across Belarus and accumulating along its border with Ukraine.

Despite a lack of momentum, Russian forces still have wreaked devastation in parts of the country. Read more

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