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Senior US official: Russia seeking to ‘decapitate’ Ukrainian government, install new regime

A senior US defense official says the purpose of Russia’s three-pronged assault is to overrun Kyiv and “decapitate” the Ukrainian government.

“It is our assessment that they have every intention of basically decapitating the government and installing their own method of governance, which would explain these early moves,” the official tells Reuters on condition of anonymity.

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