The Pentagon believes that there will be no landing of Russian troops in Odessa

This was reported by Foreign Affairs correspondent Jack Dutch with reference to a high-ranking Pentagon official, writes UP .

In southern Ukraine, the Russians are conducting artillery fire pressure on Ukrainian positions and attempting an assault in the direction of Nikolaev. (As for, -ed.) Odessa, there is no threat of a Russian landing, - he noted.

Also, according to him, Russian aviation has reduced the number of combat sorties per day to 140 sorties per day. According to Detch's interlocutor, this is about 100-150 less flights compared to previous weeks.

In the Donbas, the Russian command is trying to storm the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with smaller units after large groups have not been successful. Thus, they are probably trying to improve the logistics of the troops, since smaller units require less logistical effort.