A senior U.S. official cast serious doubt Thursday over Russia's ability to continue waging its war in Ukraine, with an ammunition shortage a clear and pressing concern for Moscow.
The U.S. estimated early this week that some 20,000 Russian forces had been killed since December, and the bulk of the fighting since then has been over Bakhmut. It was another tense night across Ukraine, meanwhile, in the wake of Russia's unsupported claim earlier in the week of an attempted drone attack on the Kremlin in Moscow. Russia claimed Wednesday, without offering any evidence, that Ukraine sent two drones flying directly at Putin's official residence.
Maksym Muzyka, who designs and operates attack drones for Ukraine's military, told CBS News there was no doubt the drones involved in the alleged attack on the Kremlin were flown by someone in or near Moscow. Flying them hundreds of miles from Ukraine, he said, would be"impossible" with such small drones, given their limited range.
Russian forces have sent fresh volleys of rockets and drones hurtling toward Ukrainian cities since Wednesday. Most of them have been intercepted, but at least one strategic infrastructure site was hit — along with civilian homes,Kyiv and other major cities have remained tense, so when a drone was spotted over the capital Thursday night, there was a quick reaction. A stinger missile shot it out of the sky, to cheers of"Victory to Ukraine," on the ground.
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