The Kremlin still wants its invasion troops to capture Kyiv, even as Russian forces continue running into stiff Ukrainian resistance, according to a Pentagon assessment shared with CNBC.“We have every indication that they still want to take Kyiv, that they are advancing on the ground and trying to get closer,” a senior Defense official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to share new details from the assessment.Russian advances on the Ukrainian capital have slowed, but forces are roughly 25 kilometers (16 miles) outside the city, the person said. The official cautioned that distance is an estimate, and the movements on the ground are changing.