Russian morale ‘flagging’ and troops disillusioned in Ukraine, Pentagon says

Published March 17, 2022 9:48pm ET



The Pentagon has seen “anecdotal indications” that the morale of Russian troops is disintegrating after three weeks without substantial gains in Ukraine, according to a senior official.

The official, who spoke on Thursday afternoon, said the Pentagon has seen intelligence to believe that “Russian morale is flagging,” though he warned that the Department of Defense doesn’t “have insight into every unit in every location.”

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