Three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Russia appears stalled.

Where do things stand on the ground in Ukraine?

And what's behind the surprising resilience of Ukraine's army?

I'm John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

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Three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces have surprised the world with the effectiveness of their resistance against the Russian military.

Here to talk more about why Russia's forces may be stalled as daily wires in-house. Ian, what can you tell us?

Well, a lot of our coverage has focused on the Ukrainian side of the Russian invasion. So the impact on civilians, the cities under attack, and what Western countries are doing or not doing to help.

But one factor that's interesting to dig into a little bit is the fact that the Russian military has really struggled to make the kind of progress they certainly would have expected when they launched this invasion back on February 24th.

According to British military intelligence, Russia's invasion is now largely stalled on all fronts, suffering heavy losses and making really minimal gains. And this is on land, sea, or in the air.

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