DAY 7: ‘THE OVERARCHING MOVEMENT ON KYIV IS STALLED’: The good news for the defenders of Ukraine is that at today’s one week mark, Russia’s invasion plan has turned out to be a hot mess, and its 40-mile-long assault force of tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery is advancing at a snail’s pace.

“Our assessment is that it is not exactly moving with great speed, that they continue to be bogged down coming down from the north to get to Kyiv,” a senior defense official told reporters yesterday. “They face greater resistance than they thought, that they have experienced fuel and logistics challenges.”