Pentagon: Russians ‘Decapitating’ Ukraine in Multi-Step Attack

Pentagon: Russians ‘Decapitating’ Ukraine in Multi-Step Attack
Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Lugansk region on Feb. 24, 2022. Anatolii Stepanov /AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A U.S. Department of Defense official said Western intelligence believes Russia is trying to decapitate the government of Ukraine and seek to install their own officials to take charge of the country.

“It’s our assessment that [Russian forces] have every intention of basically, decapitating the government and installing their own method of governance, which would explain these early moves towards Kyiv,” the official said in a DOD news release.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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