"The Russian statements this afternoon are as close as we've seen to them admitting failure. Now the aim is to secure the 2 breakaway regions in the east, so they claim."
I assume you're referring to the news reported in the Daily Telegraph and elsewhere.
The Russians are apparently saying the first phase of their invasion "is complete" - in other words, they are now changing/scaling back their aims (which they are going to call "Phase 2").
"Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoy also admitted that the military had taken heavy casualties. He said that the military's primary aim had always been to secure a stronger foothold in eastern Ukraine..."
Nope. "Vladimir Putin has previously said that he wanted to capture Kyiv and to topple the government."
It is a massive climb-down by the Russians and at least gives some hope as to how this wretched situation might end. As I have said before, it's likely that Ukraine will be partitioned.
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