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Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly tapping the so-called "Butcher of Syria" to rejuvenate the Kremlins offensive amid a string of military setbacks in Ukraine.

'Ukraine can undoubtedly defeat the Russian occupation force,' a senior Zelensky adviser tells Times of Israel -- but Western arms are the key

Moscow has assigned General Aleksandr V. Dvornikov, the commander of its southern military district, to oversee its overall operations in Ukraine

Russia's "elite" 38th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade has been obliterated by Ukrainian forces. Reports have also surfaced that it was bombed by its own bombers due to communication issues.

Acceleration of the buildup and the movement of russian forces of all varieties in a position where they could launch a military action very, very rapidly. >> to rob lee and the department of war studies at the university of london, russias current military buildup near ukraine is unprecedented, this is not like the buildup in the spring of 2021. the amount of russian aerial, ground and military naval power in ukraine is quantifiably far greater, and thats of western governments, too. capabiliti...

Saying if we cant come together now, when can we? is it a mess and a unified message that president putin should unconditionally stop this aggression on ukraine and was talking about repression by the kremlin within russia as well. just one of the line to bring you. the g7 presidency saying that sanctions are having what they describe as a massive impact on the russian economy. although for people on the ground in ukraine trying to defend themselves, that is probably the least of their concerns ...

And senior fellow at the foreign policy research institute. rob, its good to see you again. thanks for joining us. lets assess this. what do you think it is that russian forces they are doing better in the south it seems and they are in the north. im curious to get your thoughts on why that might be. and is that a sign of russia and if its ans case of facilities in the south? or a sign of better ukrainian forces and posture in the north? >> well, thanks for having me. i think its a combination o...

What is the strategy behind that, in your view? >> so its two things. one is, russia doesnt have that many precision-guided munitions. and so theres a limitation if russia fights in urban areas. they cant fight that precisely. were seeing kharkiv and some of the other cities that they initially went into them in the very beginning. and since then, heavy air strikes, all those kind of things. its trying to compel president zelenskyy to make concessions insa instead of continuing to see cities get...

Rob lee, former marine corps officer and senior fellow at the foreign policy research institute. greatly appreciate your time today, sir. thank you. >> thank you. >> vladimir putin has been winning at least one battle so far in this war and it is a battle against his own people. one of the journalists who are trying to continue reporting the truth, no matter what the russian government says, is going to join us live next.

It in syria, it has played a key role but they havent gone against a capable air to forest fence and some. and so its basically been operating with relative impunity -- and then just working on target processes. but right now this operation is much much more complex. its much larger. any of much larger russian ground forces on the ground that need aerial support. and so all those factors are making it more difficult for russian air force is to be as effective as id hoped they would be. and thats...