* A Pentagon official on Monday said Vladimir Putin has now sent all his invasion forces into Ukraine
* Russia had massed more than 150,000 troops along the border with Ukraine in recent months
* The official also confirmed that Russian had begun recruiting foreign fighters – including Syrians
* He said it was ‘noteworthy’ that Putin ‘had to rely on foreign fighters’ to supplement a huge invasion force
* And he said it was not yet possible to tell if civilians were being targeted deliberately by Russian attacks
* The National Security Council said the US was collecting evidence that might show civilians being targeted
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now sent about 100 percent of his invasion forces into Ukraine, a senior US defense official said on Monday.
Russia has made no further move to send battalions from elsewhere in Russia, said the official, as he instead confirmed that Moscow was now trying to recruit foreign fighters for its stalled advance.
‘We now assess that Putin has committed nearly 100 percent of his combat power into Ukraine,’ the official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
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Live Updates
Live updates: US: Russia should honor safe passage proposal — AP
Live: Russian shelling prevents evacuations once again – Ukraine — BBC
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics by preventing evacuations – live — The Guardian
Democrats and Republicans agree on plan to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus – as it happened — The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine: Zelenskyy urges global boycott of Russian products if war continues: LIVE UPDATES — FOX News
Ukraine rejects humanitarian corridors that lead to Russia — live updates — DW
Putin says no military conscripts will go to Ukraine: Live news — Al Jazeera
Live coverage – Ukraine rips Russian proposal for evacuation routes — The Hill
Ukraine-Russia war live updates: Talks give ‘small, positive’ development but no major breakthroughs, Lviv mayor pleads for help — ABC News Australia
Ukraine humanitarian crisis grows as Russian advance stalls after 12 days of war — Military Times
Ukraine war: what we know on day 12 of the Russian invasion — The Guardian
Russian – Ukraine War News Updates — March 7, 2022
Crisis deepens, Ukraine accuses Moscow of ‘medieval’ tactics — AP
Russia Sets Cease-Fire for Evacuations amid Heavy Shelling — AP
Ukraine and Russia hold third round of talks — DW
Ukraine Reports Tentative Progress At Talks; Russia Says Its Expectations Were Not Met — RFE
‘Humanitarian corridors’ leading to Russia or Belarus rejected by Kyiv — The Guardian
Ukraine blasts Russian plan for ‘humanitarian corridors’ — Al Jazeera
Ukraine calls for meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin as latest peace talks with Russia stall — ABC News Australia
Ukraine: Angry Zelensky vows to punish Russian atrocities — BBC
Mariupol: Fires, no water, and bodies in the street — BBC
Residents of Kyiv do whatever it takes to resist Russian invasion — France 24
Chaos and tears as thousands try to catch a train out of Ukraine — BBC
In Kyiv’s Middle-Class Suburbs, Desperate People Are Trapped — Bloomberg
War in Ukraine: ‘It’s hell, it’s really hell’ – Families flee bombs in Irpin — BBC
Nearly all Russia forces deployed, US says as it adds troops to Europe — AFP
Ukraine says it has RE-TAKEN Chuhuiv city and killed two high-ranking Russian commanders during the battle — Daily Mail
Ukrainian Navy in deadly attack on Russian stealth warship — Defence Blog
Ukrainian military believes Russian forces are gathering resources to ‘storm Kyiv’ — The Week
Ukraine military turns volunteers away as 140K Ukrainians come home to fight Russia — FOX News
Ukraine Buys Military Gear With Donated Cryptocurrencies — Time
‘Beyond understanding’: Odesa braced to see if Putin attacks city of such resonance for Russians — The Guardian
Blinken meets with Israeli counterpart on Russian invasion — The Hill
‘We have to be very cautious’ in talks with Russia, says Estonian foreign minister — France 24
Lacking other options, UN Security Council takes watchdog role in Ukraine war — AFP
The Ukraine power plant fire was contained. But nuclear experts fear what’s to come in Russia’s war. — Washington Post
Russia weighs risks of launching cyberattacks against the West — The Hill
US, Spain join forces in cyberwarfare amid Russia-Ukraine war — The Hill
Source: Russian – Ukraine War News Updates — March 7, 2022
