No matter how many innocents and his own soldiers die.

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Russian troops stalled north of Kyiv, running out of gas and food: US
official

Russian combat forces north of Kyiv have not advanced since Monday and
have been running out of food and gas, a senior U.S. defense official
said Tuesday.

More than 80% of the pre-staged Russian combat power is now inside
Ukraine, the official said.

The official added that the "stall" north of Kyiv is due in part to
tough Ukrainian resistance and "fuel and sustainment problems." The lack
of advance could also be a result of Russia regrouping, rethinking or reevaluating their strategy, the official said.

A "significant number" of Russian troops are conscripts, the official
said, describing them as "very young men drafted into service" who may
not have been fully trained or aware that they would be participating in
combat operations.

The U.S. is picking up indications that morale is flagging in some of
these units, the defense official added.

But Russia has made some gains in the southern part of Ukraine after
occupying Malitopol and Berdyansk.

Fox News' Peter Aitken contributed to this report.
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