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Ive -- obviously he knows that part of the world really. well i think that he enjoys being unpredictable, i think he probably enjoys having tweaked us for the last number of days, thinking that something big was going to come, and then watching us get all worked up, and then showing oh i didnt do what you thought i was gonna do, im not so easily categorized. that doesnt mean that something big cant happen, or doesnt have to have to happen on victory day for him to decide that hes going to escala...

The, east and in the southern part of the countrys cities marred by massive bombardment. the city of mariupol has been wiped off the map, the city of odessa issued saying the last six hours has come under cruise missile fire. at least seven rockets landing in the city of odessa. a lot of fear about what could happen in odessa, as well, because it is one of those black sea ports. >> nbcs cal perry, life earth in kyiv, ukraine. kyle, thank you. lets bring in our experts peter, baker chief white ho...

Ukrainian people that are so tough. >> peter, we also saw evidence on russian media of anti war sentiment, there is hacking on russian tv, instead of a display of the usual channels, a message took over the screens that read, quote, the blood of thousands of ukrainians, and hundreds of murdered childrens on your hands. the kremlin has made it a crime to express anti war sentiment. people could get arrested, could a protest like that prompt the kremlin to crack down even harder? >> certainly, yes...

>> its also difficult to know what president putin is planning. its difficult to speculate because his decision circle is so small. if i were a betting person id say its most likely the president putin is doubling down his special military operation in ukraine. >> peter, putin tried to defend the war today, but why do you think he chose to refrain from making any major declarations about what is next for ukraine? >> well, i think first of all, the reality on the ground is such that it makes any ...