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Pentagon: Putin two weeks behind plans in Donbas and southern Ukraine.

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A senior U.S. Department of Defense official said at a closed briefing for journalists on May 10 that Russia's current position is about two weeks behind schedule of "what [Putin] would like to see," RFE/RL reports. The official also said that while Russia's military continues to gather forces, it is suffering losses and has not achieved any of Putin's major goals.

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The latest announcement comes as Kyiv experienced widespread power outages on Oct. 8 following a Russian attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Over 3 million residents in the capital lost power in what officials described as "an attack on one of the energy facilities important for the city of Kyiv."

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"The government looks forward to the smooth resolution of all pending issues between the two countries and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to this end," the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

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