to a different map here and show our viewers and talk to you about where the ukrainians are pushing back. they're pushing back to the northwest out from kyiv. so the question for you is what do you make of the ukrainians actually being able to it appears to be taking back this territory? >> it's really kind of neat to see that the ukrainians have started what seems to be a counteroffensive, but, you know, in combat momentum ebbs and flows and right now at least on the tactical level and even in portions of the operational level the ukrainians are seizing the initiative and are gaining momentum, but let's remember the russian forces though they have been stymied, certainly around kyiv, have tremendous capability and what they are doing right now is bringing a tactical pause, i believe, until they can get reinforcements, whether from