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Field commander, alexander alexander dvornikov, his track record in particular, dropping barrels filled with chlorine, specializing in a scorched earth policy. it seems clear that putin has appointed a war criminal to take command of this war now here in ukraine and an already brutal conflict is about to get a lot worse. how does that play into a nay 9 deadline for russia to claim some sort of victory? >> well, john, good to be with you again. this is a clear -- going for broke at this point. to...

Of care when it came to civilian casualties but as a new overall commander, hes got a tough task which is to reenergize the russian forces, hes got to make gains as quickly as possible, if in fact his deadline is the may 9th, 77th anniversary to end of world war ii. hes got some challenges. hes got low morale with his forces, but they do have immense capability. if i may, id like to touch on what you just mentioned as far as no fly zone. it really is time for nato and the u.s. to stop being inti...

I wonder what kind of success hes going to demand he has that day. >> i was thinking that because there was a rumor in moscow for some time theyd have to finish by may 9. thats why they started getting out of kyiv last week. but then the mood changed again, and now its, you know, were going to fight to the last moment. were going to celebrate victory. were going to show that we are not stepping back one inch and so on and so forth. so it is possible that they would want to finish by may 9th and ...

Forces to their knees in the campaign in syria. whatever the message that president putin is seeking to send, it is believed that he is seeking to send it ahead of a may 9th, self-appointed deadline in the hope of, again, with one eye to propaganda and disinformation, tieing it to russias successes against nazi germany on may 9th and delivering a victory parade in russias red square. its going to be a very scary time as the offensive in the east of the country continues to escalate. and ukrainia...

Myanmar, and across africa of course. when it comes to the russians, youre right. the fact of the matter is they have been committing crimes not just in syria but through their private military contracting group, the wagner group, they have been committing horrific human rights abuses across africa and its gotten very little attention. while im glad its getting the attention now, we shouldnt have waited for them to commit such horrific war crimes and crimes against humanity in ukraine. the thing...

Create some type of win for russia. absolutely, they need longer, bigger weapons. so the s300, multiple launch rocket systems. long range artillery tanks. i mean, he needs big weapons that can impact farther out while still defending terrain and urban is a part of that but that stuff has to get in there very fast and you mentioned, they mentioned earlier about, its a lot harder to get to this area and equipment in there. so the speed is a concern. >> steve, as we talk about the desperately neede...

Russias coming operations. he was the first lead commander in russias command her the syrian civil war. that was a campaign that was notorious for the brutality that it was willing to commit against civilians, the suffering, the territory, the death notably on the city of aleppo, a campaign that did ultimately swing that civil war towards the favor of the existing syrian regime. now, we also understand that he will be working to something of a tight deadline, because the broad analysis is he has...

It could also be bloody. the new general, the new russian general in charge, is known as the butcher of syria for a reason. lets hear how this is all being received in russia — our correspondent jenny hill is in moscow. there is a school of thought that says vladimir putin wants to take the donbas region by may 9th. a very significant day in russia where they commemorate the soviet victory over nazi germany. and having presided over an invasion which is not really going to plan, vladimir putin...

Going to see a lot more attempts at trying to cower and kill civilians within ukraine. >> military analysts and u.s. officials believe russias je generals want to present putin with some progress in ukraine ahead of the day of may 9th, when russia celebrates vikt rit day. can the general pull that off? two analysts we spoke to say they do not think the general has the resources now to do that, wolf. >> thanks very much, brian todd, good background information. appreciate it very much. lets get m...

>> nbcs raf sanchez. thank you for reporting and coming to "the sunday show." thank you. joining me now is msnbc chief international security diplomacy and nato admiral, thank you for coming back to "the sunday show." let me pick up on something raf just mentioned, and that is may 9. on vladimir putins calendar, a big to do in red square. hes hoping or at least, you know, show some sort of victory in ukraine but also celebrate past victories in russian history. what do you make of may 9 and wh...