Charred remains of Putin's tanks lie smouldering in the street

[rayg]

Charred remains of Putin's tanks lie smouldering in the street in extraordinary images after convoy was blown to pieces by Ukrainian resistance near Kyiv as Russian troop death toll 'climbs to 5,840'

Pictures have emerged from the streets of Ukraine showing the smouldering wrecks of Russian tanks

Well-armed Ukrainian soldiers have wreaked havoc on the invaders' vehicles and destroyed entire convoys

Images from Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv show an road littered with burnt-out vehicles and piles of debris

Ukraine claims its forces have inflicted heavy losses on advancing Russian units with up to 5,840 killed

Armed Forces general staff also claimed its soldiers destroyed 61 aircraft, over 200 tanks and 862 vehicles

Russian authorities meanwhile refused to release a death toll but they say it is far lower than Ukraine claims

Russia's invasion forces have stalled amid fierce resistance from Ukrainian defences in recent days

But Putin began a bombing campaign of Kyiv and Kharkiv on Monday which has extended to other locations

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[Vern Humphrey]

Color me impressed.

[togor]

I wonder how many troops it would take to hold the encirclement of Kyiv (I've switched to the Ukranian spelling over the old Russian one for that city), especially with their backs to the south and west of the country. Not enough to just bleed the Russians, need to be able to retake territory when it matters.

[barretcreek]

Putin may begin to understand how LBJ lost VN. Commentary indicates that failing to wrap this up almost instantly lmay prove fatal to Vlad as his opponents rally. Possibly he will be told 'that's it, we're not escalating'. We'll see.

[jdmcgrath]

Good post!

[kj47]

Good post, Ray.