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Are up 780 across ukraine, although that number may be higher. >> and this is notable, the uk minister said russia is surprised by the scale and ferocity of the defensive. u.s. secretary lloyd austin traveling in austria said the country has made a number of missteps. in a news conference today, austin said the smartest thing for putin to do is end the war and end the bloodshed. >> russias invasion has created a toll on many lives. indiana concluding far too many civilians. yet russias invasion ...

They struggled with logistics. we have seen a number of missteps along the way. >> secretary austin with don lemon. ukraine claims to have killed more than 14,000 russian troops since the invasion rgs including a successful attack on an elite russian unit. fred pleitgen has the latest. >> reporter: another blow to vladimir putins military. ukrainian forces claiming they ambushed this convoy of russian airborne troops. while cnn cannot independently verify the information, russian state tv acknow...

That they would move rapidly and very quickly seize the capital city. they have not been able to do that. theyve struggled with the logistics, so we have seen a number of missteps along the way. >> yet, despite these blows to the russian military, putins rain of destruction and death across ukraine continues. fred pleitgen is on the ground in lviv tonight where missiles hit a military aircraft repair site this morning. fred, what is the latest tonight? >> reporter: hi there. of course, yeah, you...

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So this makes them easier targets. and its one of the reasons why the ukrainian defense has been so successful. >> general, had the distinct honor of traveling around the region with lloyd austin. i got to ask him about his assessment of the russian military. lets take a listen to it. >> whats your assessment of the russian military? >> its hard to tell, don. i think, you know, they have not progressed as quickly as they would have liked to. i think they envisioned they would move rapidly and ve...

"new york times" reporters, reporting revealing a major rift in the west wing, saying the vice presidents staff was flooded with impossible portfolio of tasks, but director beddingfield blames it on kamala harris, citing her missteps and revealed the president threatened to fire those leaking information about harris. her office has been portrayed as ark busive environment. biden says they would quickly be former staff. >> todd: more on this book coming up later in the program. this video absolu...

Have started to receive some foreign weapons, shoulder-fired missile. and hes confident ukraine will have victory but at a terrible price. >> the price which pay ukraine right now is, i think, impossible. its some kind of sacrifice -- sacrifice of whole nation. >> reporter: ivan watson, cnn, vinnytsia, ukraine. >> u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin tells cnn that russia has made a number of missteps in its invasion of ukraine. >> they have not progressed quite as quickly as they would have like...

Possible biological attacks by putins army to make up for early missteps. many predicted kyiv to decapitate the government get new people in, its not going close to that. they are gearing up and hunkering down for a big assault. to the russians have the guts and guile know how to survive urban fights. well talk about that with former cia director general david for trias, producing a. >> good to be with you. >> from what you see from the russian army, why do you think we seem to have overrated th...

Russian forces now? are they stalled? are they regrouping so that they can increase their assault or increase their violence on ukraine? whats your assessment of the russian military? >> its hard to tell, don. they have not progressed as far as they would like to. i think they envisioned they would move rapidly and quickly seize the capital city. theyve not been able to do that. they struggled with logistics. weve seen a number of missteps along the way. i dont see, you know, evidence of good em...

With the israelis, the gulf arabs, the middle eastern countries of serbia and kosovo right now are seeing the lack of leadership in our diplomatic efforts. so its not militarily, but we need to start reengaging our allies diplomatically. >> interesting you mentioned the engagement part of this . im just curious what you thought of president bidens for lack of a better description, missteps and precision in his language, especially as it relates to his comments about vladimir putin? well, you kno...