Russians reportedly bringing bio-chem weapon suits into Ukraine, US official says
A senior administration official told ABC News Friday that the U.S. is getting reports the Russians are starting to bring in biochemical weapon suits into Ukraine.
The reports comes as the Russians accuse Ukraine and the U.S. of developing biochemical weapons, which the U.S. has denied.
"We believe it is an ominous sign they are possibly doing it for cover," the official said.
According to the official, as much as one-fifth of the Russian force is currently "inoperable," meaning they are either dead, wounded or do not have the support or equipment needed to continue.
But even though the Russians are bogged down they realize that everything depends on taking Kyiv and continue to put all effort into that, according to the official.
There are also concerns about boxing Putin in as well as his consistent and casual mention of nuclear weapons. According to the official, that is one of the reasons he has not been publicly labeled as a war criminal because "we just don't know what he will do."
-ABC News' Martha Raddatz