# Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)

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According to the Pentagon,

“\*Russia has not yet established air superiority.  
\*Russia has not yet taken any population centers.  
\*There are indications of an amphibious assault to the west of Mariupol, a city on the Black Sea.  
\*Roughly ⅓ of the Russian troops previously amassed along Ukraine’s border are now in the country.  
\*Russian momentum in this “initial phase” has slowed, but this may change.  
\*Russia is not moving as quickly on Kyiv as expected.  
\*Ukrainian command and control is intact.”

[https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/zelensky-vows-to-stay-in-kyiv-as-russia-presses-advance?entry=1406607](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/zelensky-vows-to-stay-in-kyiv-as-russia-presses-advance?entry=1406607)

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