US Official: No significant change on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday

A US official said on Wednesday that the US assesses there have been no significant changes on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday and that Russian force numbers in Ukraine have slightly increased, reported Reuters. There has been an increase in the Russian's use of missiles and artillery target Kyiv, the US official added, and Russia has become more aggressive in targeting infrastructure. 

The US remains of the view that Kherson remains contested, even though Russians claim to have taken it. Russia has now launched more than 450 missiles against Ukrainian targets, the official added, though the US cannot confirm the Russian use of cluster munitions. The US has indications that Ukrainian resistance has tried to slow the Russia convoy heading towards Kyiv.