What was predicted to be a swift Russian victory continues now as day-by-day slog as Russian forces continue to "shore up" or "regroup" for further incursions while Ukrainian defenders pick at supply lines and hold off Russian attempts to capture new ground.
The Russian "strategy" of shelling urban centers in an apparent attempt to level what they cannot militarily capture, however, continues. And the civilian death toll is rising rapidly.
Some of today's Ukraine news: