Russia had never intended to capture Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities, the generals said - these are not setbacks in other words, it's all part of the plan. And the plan was to distract Ukrainian forces while Russia/ Donetsk/ Luhansk made territorial gains in the east.
— Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) March 25, 2022
Western analysts now posting on possible lines of advance for #Russian forces in phases 2&3 of the #RussianArmy operations in Eastern #Ukraine .
— Ninjamonkey 🇮🇳 (@Aryan_warlord) March 26, 2022
As I said in my earlier analysis #Kiev is a feint & slow grinding progress has been planned for . pic.twitter.com/0SOh5euztk