Ukraine War: Russia hits 'logistic challenge' as troops advance on Kyiv

Russian forces have captured the eastern outskirts of the besieged city of Mariupol, reports the Ukrainian military.

It comes as the Ministry of Defence say the bulk of Russian ground forces are now only 25km from the centre of the country's capital, Kyiv.

Sky's Thomas Moore and Air Marshall Edward Stringer analyse the latest movements on the ground.

[overallphotoworks]

Hope this war ends soon, these people dont deserve any of this

[inkerikavantera]

As someone coming from Finland I really cannot watch these steril analysis anymore of people being killed merely 1000km from where I am by bullies who did that to us 80 years ago.🤦🏻‍♀️

[ak-]

50 years from now, legend has it, Russians are still trying to encircle Kiev.

[spookyr]

Russia second most powerful army in the world...
More like second most powerful army in Ukraine!

[parabalani]

Putin woke up 2 weeks ago and thought "f*** it, it's time to destroy my reputation and Russia's reputation and any little happiness that my citizens have"

[paulcope]

The Russians haven't learnt their mistakes from the first Chechen war. They rolled into Grozny in a long convoy, the Chechens took out the first and last tank then proceeded to knockout each tank as they were blocked in. I'd like to see the Ukrainians try a pincer movement on that long supply chain quite far up if at all possible and negotiate from there.

[williammurray]

"Supplying War" was once required reading for US Army officers. Amateurs talk of tactics, professionals talk of logistics.

[kavehdadgostar]

God will lead its men to victory !
Glory to Ukraine and Ukrainian heroes!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[leanit]

I wonder what would happen if tens of thousands of armed farmers moved in and encircled the encirclement and made themselves a serious "nuisance"?

[gb]

Invasion of Kiev would be a huge slaughterhouse of both sides. Hope war will over soon.

[wendelin]

Lithuania’s Nauseda said a policy of deterrence was no longer enough and that “forward defence” was now needed. He predicted that “Putin will not stop in Ukraine if he will not be stopped.

[petrus]

'In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger'.
John F. Kennedy

✊️🇺🇦

[dougchinn]

Will Russian army meet a Teutoburg Forest moment to the east of Kyiv? Muddy fields, narrow roads, forested areas. Great ambush set up.

[malibudo]

This map is smaller and smaller. We heard that Kyiv is surrounded 5 days ago

[jacobcohen]

If the Russians tried this with Nato its logistic columns would have been dust two weeks ago. This whole horrid debacle has shown us all just how useless Russia's ground forces are. The Chinese will have noticed this. Anybody for a trip to the vast resources of Siberia?

[femagallanes]

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE....PLEASE, STOP THE WAR!

[heersrivastava]

The guy with the tablet in his hands isn't even paying attention!!!!

[samminth]

Be journalists, do not be one-side propaganda, otherwise people blood on your hands. Talk about peace, not war!

[bravoaa]

The middle of Baghdad was residential area, yet we bombed the ever loving crap out of it with civilians in it too.

[davidwalsh]

I would just like to congratulate the Russian forces. They have lost 3 major generals one general and 5 colonels fighting bravely. Now normally there are on average 1, 400 regular troops to one general and 100 troops to one colonel. So we would expect the above looses to equate to Russian troop deaths to over 6, 000 soldiers. However Moscow has informed us that only 500 troops have been lost. As we know Moscow never lies we must assume that instead of normally sending cannon fodder to their deaths, that Moscow has put all those generals and colonels in the front line to die instead. Well Done Russia (for those whose first language is not English please read the definition of sarcasm)