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Fields that were hit. a couple of satellite pictures, the bombers lined up here, squadron of them, either migs or others, difficult to tell. but what's the prevailing theory why the air fields are attack. possibly areas where nato countries are flying in weapons resupplies? >> look, i think the russians are trying to hit the ukrainians as hard as they can in different areas that would allow ukraine to hit russian convoys like we have seen outside the city. the ukrainian air force is very much intact, despite the propaganda about their ability to destroy planes and air defense systems. in the c...

Keep themselves strong and hopeful. it's an excruciating story. thanks, benjamin. benjamin hall in kyiv. so let's bring in special report anchor, bret baier. we were going to talk politics but there's no story more important than what's going on right now in ukraine. you know, your thoughts on kyiv as we watch the movement here and we see these two air fields to the east that were attacked earlier. perhaps in answer to the idea that mig 29s could land there. what is your assessment and what you're hearing of where we stand right now? >> good afternoon. i'll tell you, it's tough to watch the i'...

That is a much larger aircraft, a manned aircraft has a whole maintenance tail associated with it. that sort of thing could be much more difficult to do as they attack these air fields. there are some other air fields they could use potentially for that kind of a resupply effort. those would then be targeted by the russians. it would be an extremely dangerous and risky operation and if those aircraft, let's say, do bring them in from poland or wherever, that could then put those aircraft at risk and given that, it could be an endeavor that doesn't pay any dividends. and we're too late to the b...

Air, even russian war planes are having a hard time flying over ukraine except in the east because ukraine is artfully using its mobile air defense systems. sadly this official says sending the 24 from poland to ukraine would not help stop the siege and encirclement of the population centers because the air space is contested. they are trying to get air defense systems to keep them at bay, like the patriot defense systems, their system is the f-300, 4 nato countries have. ukraine has shot down 15 to 20 russian fixed wing aircraft and 20 to 25 russian helicopters according to u.s. assessments a...

Is this putin testing the west in any way and how are we showing our response to that? >> i think we just need to be -- first of all, i don't have granularity on the russian targeting process. they hit a ukrainian training facility. they hit some air fields in the western ukraine. they're expanding their target sets here. i can't get into their heads and tell you exactly what was behind that target on that day with that many cruise missiles. i don't want to just reduce this to some sort of signalling. if mr. putin was trying to signal his displeasure about a strong united nato with this war of...