Russia Makes Slow & Steady Progress in Donbas: Update on Russian Military Ops in Ukraine

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for May 5, 2022: - Pentagon assesses that Russia is making “slow and uneven” progress in Donbas, but progress nonetheless; - US claims Russia has “failed” to disrupt Ukrainian efforts to replenish and reinforce its front lines; - However, this means that Ukraine is throwing its full strength plus everything the West has given it at Russia and still can’t stop Russian forces advancing; - Pentagon claims US howitzers have already reached the front lines in Donbas; - Russian forces are likely conducting fixing operations near Kharkov, not attempting to “take” the city; - US Javelin missiles do not have a great enough range to be useful in the type of fighting taking place in Donbas; - the Ukrainian army built up by the US-NATO over the past 8 years is being destroyed and cannot be replaced faster than Russia is taking it off the battlefield; - Turkey is playing a difficult balancing act between the US-NATO and Russia-Eurasia.