it appears that, by these numbers, that the russian forces are on their heels. to add to that, some illogical news potentially militarily so far? but will he do next to try to regain the upper hand in this conflict? >> first of all, those numbers cannot be verified. and it is just as likely that the numbers are reversed in any case. 4000 russian troops killed is an extremely high number for a very short period of time, against a force that is only -- the entire ukrainian army is as big as the russian force that is invading it. those numbers are unverified and probably on verifiable. but there is no doubt about the fact that ukrainian forces are putting up stiff resistance and making it extremely difficult for russia to take over. i think that putin is going to continue, likely to continue on this path, to achieve his