their cities. they are highly motivated. coming after them are conscripts and reservice. i would not overestimate the ability of russia to simply flatten ukrainian resistance. i do not see an ounce of quit in the ukrainians or in their president zelenskyy. having said all of that, chris, quantity has a quality all its own. the russians have a mass. they can throw that at them without a problem. it still hangs in the balance. this is why the west need to do everything it can to support this brave ukrainian fight against russia. >> all right, admiral james stravidis, whose latest, book 2034, which we hope is fiction, is now out in paperback. thank you so much. much more to come tonight. might have you with a member of the ukrainian government on what's governing looks like in a time of war and the fight to preserve cultural heritage while under attack.