The Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion is stronger than the U.S. first expected and has so far blunted the attack on Kyiv, as the Russians are landing an amphibious force near the city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov, an official said
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U.S. officials had assessed as recently as Thursday that Kyiv could fall within 24-48 hours. U.S. officials still expect it could fall, but the senior defense official said the Ukrainians had slowed the Russians' push into the capital.
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