They found ways to do things we didn't think possible: Pentagon on Ukrainian Armed Forces actions in war with Russia

The update is posted on the department's website.

According to a high-ranking official, the morale of soldiers in the Russian Army is affected by the progress and successes of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield.

"On a scale of zero to 10, the effectiveness of Ukraine's armed forces would be a 12 just based on how impressive they've been to us in so many different ways. They have found ways to do things that we might not have thought were possible," he noted.

The message emphasizes that Russia continues to conduct indiscriminate attacks on Ukrainian territory, which leads to mass casualties among the civilian population.

"That's largely due to the indiscriminate bombing that the [Russian forces] conduct," the official said.