operation is going. you never hear anything about losses or any substantial losses. certainly not in terms of liest. they're admitting to some equipment losses, losses of vehicles, but, excuse me, they are insisting that the operation is going very smoothly. they continue to paint this picture of an inplausibly clean and well-oiled military machine, basically liberating the people of ukraine. you're not going to hear anything about resistance, at least from civilians. they're sort of setting the stage for what they, i think, had hoped would be the case, that they would be welcomed, as liberators. that they're fighting against fascists in kyiv. that they're fighting against essentially roving bandits in the cities. one thing i do want to flag that we started hearing today that i think is a bit concerning is the russians are saying that they are opening what essentially amounts to a humanitarian corridor for civilians out of kyiv. and they're kind of setting a