step forward. and if it is war, then it is a leap to nato. including a national draft. then you re talking about much more military personnel. i wonder on the battlefield, what is the loss of the flagship mean for russia in terms of next military steps? because there has been a great deal of concern on the u.s. and ukrainian side about a sea borne saul. if your flagship can t even stay above water off the coast of ukraine, is that off the table for now? i wouldn t think it is totally off the table, no. i think they re concerned because there are strong defenses around odesa. and it is not a great area for amphibious assaults. it is not a lot of broad sandsy beaches there to get a shore on. this is a tough target to go after. they know it and they re probably not ready to take that