五角大楼一直在提供俄罗斯入侵乌克兰和乌克兰抵抗努力的每日更新。
以下是一名美国高级国防官员周三在第36天对记者所说的要点:
俄罗斯人从基辅地区撤离时遭到追捕
这位官员说，美国继续看到大约20%的反对基辅的俄罗斯军队从首都转移。当这些军队撤离该地区时，乌克兰军队正在攻击他们。
“随着这些力量开始重新定位，乌克兰人开始反对他们，”这名官员说。
正在重新部署的大部分俄罗斯军队位于基辅的北部和西北部。最值得注意的是，他们似乎已经放弃了Hostomel机场，该机场自入侵开始以来一直是激烈战斗的场所。
“我们相信他们很可能已经放弃了霍斯托梅尔机场，”该官员说。
尽管一些部队正在重新部署，对基辅的远程打击仍在继续。
“尽管口头上说要缓和紧张局势，但我们仍然观察到基辅及其周边地区的炮火和空袭，”这名官员说。
将焦点转移到顿巴斯
“他们在基辅和北部其他地方进行的重新定位，以及在顿巴斯的重新优先排序，清楚地表明他们知道他们未能占领首都，他们知道他们在全国其他地方面临越来越大的压力，”这名官员说。
虽然俄罗斯可能会投入更多的力量来控制顿巴斯地区，但乌克兰人已经做好了打硬仗的准备。
“乌克兰人非常非常了解这片土地。这位官员说:“他们仍有很多部队在那里，他们绝对在为那个地区进行非常艰苦的战斗，就像过去八年一样。”。“因此，仅仅因为他们将优先考虑它，并在那里投入更多的力量或精力，并不意味着这对他们来说会很容易。”
俄罗斯船只可以击中顿巴斯
这位官员说，尽管仍没有任何即将进行两栖登陆的迹象，但俄罗斯在黑海和亚速海有几艘船只，可以用来用巡航导弹威胁顿巴斯地区。
普京没有从顾问那里得到全面的信息
路透社克里姆林宫报道
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京主持关于发展航空运输的会议..
“我们的评估是，这场战争的策划是由一小群人完成的，普京先生的顾问不算多。而且，你知道，我们的评估是，他们没有对他完全坦白事情的进展，”这位官员说。
这位官员说，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京一直保持着“非常非常亲密的圈子”，这种领导风格本质上限制了信息的获取。
“我无法解释为他提供建议的人选择阻止某些信息或省略某些信息的事实。我们只能说，我们不相信他已经了解了全部情况，”这位官员说。
封锁下的奥德萨
“我们知道俄罗斯人一直在封锁奥德萨，”这名官员说。“所以很明显，它对那里的经济产生了影响。”
赫尔松有争议
“我们估计他们仍在争夺赫尔松。我们知道俄罗斯人在这座城市里，但我们不准备在这一点上为一方或另一方打电话。我的意思是，它曾在俄罗斯的控制之下，但乌克兰人正试图夺回赫尔松，所以它仍在争夺中，”该官员说。
对马里乌波尔的轰炸仍在继续
“我没有马里乌波尔停火实施程度的最新消息。我试图给你的是我们看到的，你知道，在我们上次谈话后的24小时内，我们继续看到马里乌波尔将受到空袭，”这名官员说。
Ukrainians hunting Russians as they leave Kyiv area: Pentagon update Day 36
The Pentagon has been providing daily updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine's efforts to resist.
Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters Wednesday on Day 36:
Russians being hunted as they withdraw from Kyiv area
The U.S. continues to see roughly 20% of the Russian forces that were arrayed against Kyiv repositioning away from the capital, the official said. And Ukrainian forces are attacking these troops as they withdraw from the area.
"As these forces begin to reposition, the Ukrainians are moving against them," the official said.
Most of the Russian forces that are repositioning were located to the north and northwest of Kyiv. Most notably, they seem to have abandoned Hostomel airport, which has been a site of intense fighting at various points since the beginning of the invasion.
"We believe that they have very likely abandoned Hostomel airfield," the official said.
Although some troops are repositioning, long-range strikes on Kyiv continue.
"Despite the rhetoric of de-escalation, we're still observing artillery fire and airstrikes in and around Kyiv," the official said.
Shifting focus to Donbas
"This repositioning that they're doing around Kyiv and other places in the north, and this reprioritization on the Donbas, clearly indicates that they know they have failed to take the capital city, that they know they have been under increased pressure elsewhere around the country," the official said.
While Russia might be dedicating more forces to taking control of the Donbas region, the Ukrainians are primed to make it a tough fight.
"The Ukrainians know the territory very, very well. They have a lot of forces still there, and they're absolutely fighting very hard for that area, as they have over the last eight years," the official said. "So just because they're going to prioritize it and put more force there or more energy there doesn't mean it's going to be easy for them."
Russian ships can hit Donbas
While there are still no signs of any imminent amphibious landings, Russia has several ships in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov that could be used to threaten the Donbas region with cruise missiles, the official said.
Putin not getting full picture from advisers
"Our assessment is that the planning for this war was done with a very small circle of people, and that Mr. Putin's advisers do not count many. And, you know, our assessment is that they have not been completely honest with him about how it's going," the official said.
The official said Russian President Vladimir Putin has kept to a "very, very close circle," a leadership style that inherently limits access to information.
"I can't account for the fact that the people advising him have chosen to obstruct certain information or omit certain information. All we can say is we don't believe that he has been getting the full picture," the official said.
Odesa under blockade
"We know that the Russians have continued to blockade Odesa," the official said. "So obviously it's having it's having an economic impact there."
Kherson contested
"We assess that they're still fighting over Kherson. We know that the Russians are in the city, but we aren't prepared to call it for one side or the other at this point. I mean, it had been in Russian control, but the Ukrainians are attempting to retake Kherson, so it's still being fought over," the official said.
Bombardment of Mariupol continues
"I don't have an update on the degree to which a cease-fire is being applied in Mariupol. What I try to give you is what we've seen, you know, in the last 24 hours since we last talked, and we have continued to see Mariupol will come under airstrikes," the official said.
