US Officials Predict Fall of Kyiv Over the Weekend: Report
Ukraine’s capital is likely in its final days of freedom, according to multiple U.S. officials. Newsweek reported that Kyiv might have less than four days until Russian forces capture the city, which was home to nearly…
Ukraine’s capital is likely in its final days of freedom, according to multiple U.S. officials.
Newsweek reported that Kyiv might have less than four days until Russian forces capture the city, which was home to nearly 3 million people before the onslaught of War sent thousands fleeing for their lives.
The report was based on three U.S. officials who were not named.
The officials said they estimated that Kyiv could hold out for 96 hours, with the nation’s leadership likely to give in within a week.
“It’s our assessment that have every intention of basically, decapitating the government and installing their own method of governance, which would explain these early moves towards Kyiv,” an unnamed U.S. official said in a Defense Department news release.
The official said Russia pounded