Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall became one of the first military service branch leaders to speak publicly about Russia’s missteps in its attempt to overthrow the Ukrainian government.
Kendall, while speaking at the Air Force Association’s annual conference on Thursday, said that in his estimation, Russian President Vladimir Putin “made a very, very serious miscalculation.”
Russian troops in the north are attempting to capture the capital city of Kyiv, though they have been “stalled,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. They remain roughly 15 miles outside of Kyiv, where they’ve been for days now, the official said on Friday. The Russian military has “had more success” in the southern parts of the country, the defense official added.
"We're seeing the same sort of activity in the air," the senior official said."There's a certain risk-averse behavior. They are not necessarily willing to take high risks with their own aircraft and their own pilots, and of course, we're seeing that on the ground in the fairly slow and stodgy progress that they have made."
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