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Ukrainian colonel says Russian troops are 'hungry, without fuel, demoralized' as 40-mile-long convoy near Kyiv is stalled for days
40 mile-long Russian convoy
Satellite imagery of a 40-mile long Russian military convoy seen north of Kyiv earlier this week.Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies
  • A Ukrainian colonel told The Wall Street Journal that Russian troops were struggling without food and fuel.

  • The US and UK say the Russian military convoy is stuck.

  • UK intelligence said it was delayed by Ukrainian resistance, mechanical breakdown and congestion.

A Ukrainian colonel said that the Russian military convoy was running low on supplies and that it had been stuck for days.

The Ukrainian colonel told The Wall Street Journal that the Russians thought they could break through and be in the city in a couple of days. They did not realize that we have been able to wage war in the past eight years.

They sit there, hungry, without fuel, demoralized, and we just pop them off. We push them back every day.

The US and UK said the military convoy that was spotted in Sunday satellite images had made little progress.

The UK Ministry of Defence said on Thursday that the convoy was struggling with issues including resistance from Ukrainians. Ukrainians have been taking up arms to fight off Russian forces.

The main body of the large Russian column was delayed by Ukrainian resistance, mechanical breakdown and congestion and is over 30 km from the center of the city. The column has made little progress over the last three days.

A senior US defense official told reporters on Wednesday that they believed the convoy was stuck.

The convoy includes tanks, armored vehicles, and supplies.

Civilians participate in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit training session on January 29, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Civilians participate in a Kyiv Territorial Defence unit training session on January 29, 2022.Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images

A senior US defense official told reporters on Tuesday that some of the Russian forces in Ukraine were "literally out of gas" and were having problems feeding their troops.

It is not clear if the official was talking about the convoy or other Russian operations.

The official said that Russians face more resistance than they thought.

The official warned that Russia may have decided to pause its operations.

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