Russia's invasion of Ukraine at "bit of a stalemate" - U.S. intel official


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  • Tuesday, 10 May 2022

A site of a shopping centre destroyed by shelling is pictured amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia's three-month-long war in Ukraine is at a "bit of a stalemate" and Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for a long conflict, top U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.

Russia, which calls the invasion "a special military operation," poured more troops into Ukraine for a huge offensive last month in the eastern part of the country but its gains have been slow.

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