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Russia has "eliminated" Ukraine's air defences and is looking to mass overwhelming forces around the capital Kyiv, a senior Western intelligence officer has said this evening.

"Essentially the Russians now have complete air superiority over Ukraine," they said, speaking on condition of anonymity. 

Despite stiff resistance, the Kremlin's forces have managed to capture key airfields around Kyiv and could look to funnel troops through these footholds that would eventually link up with troops heading south from Belarus.

"A lot will depend on the resistance that the Ukrainians can put up, but I'm confident that the Russians will in the coming hours seek to apply an overwhelming force on the capital," the official said.

He said intelligence suggested Russia would look to remove the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky "either through 'decapitation' or through other pressure".

US President Joe Biden has lambasted Vladimir Putin for committing "an assault on the very principles that uphold the global peace," as the Pentagon announced that 7,000 more troops would be sent to Germany to help bolster Nato forces.

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