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Ukrainian soldiers on their way to battle.
Accompanied by war reporters, the squad is near a village near Kyiv.
Given the enemy's numerical and weapon superiority, the Ukrainian army resorted to pin-prick tactics.
In this way, they apparently greatly slowed down the advance of the invading troops on Kyiv.
The Ukrainian military has so far prevented the encirclement of the capital and other important cities such as Kharkiv and Chernihiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed optimism on Friday that he could win the war.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
»It is impossible to estimate how many more days we have to liberate Ukrainian land.
But we can say that we do it because we want to.
We have already reached a strategic turning point, we are moving towards our goal, towards victory.
But it's life, it's war, it's a fight.
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The Russian side also published pictures of their own troops, which are said to have come from the region around Kyiv.
According to Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, their advance is going according to plan.
According to Western military experts, however, this is extremely doubtful.
There are many indications that the Russian leadership was counting on a quick victory – which is no longer the case a good two weeks after the start of the war.