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Us a more general picture? the russians were _ us a more general picture? tie: russians were defeated in us a more general picture? ti2 russians were defeated in the north, they brought all sorts of problems on themselves but the ukrainians fought extremely hard and very skilfully. that force in the north, we hear a lot about how it is pivoting to the east of the donbas region, they pulled out about three battalion groups in good order, they pulled out some equipment like air defence systems in good order and the rest of it really collapsed, thatis the rest of it really collapsed, that is a de...

Missions. but unfortunately because we're not dealing with a nation in a combat situation that would provide humanitarian corridors or relief for the wounded just like ed pointed out, the russians don't even want their dead and wounded back. this is something i learned a long time ago in dealing with the russians. it's just not something they put a priority on, and it gets to your conversation earlier with jim sciutto and the conversations we're overhearing between russian soldiers about their leaders. it just isn't there. the leaders don't care, and they don't lead. >> well, the u.s. is asses...

Battalion groups in that area with more than 60,000 troops spread out. but the pentagon also says that putin has lost about a quarter of his combat power. as we saw in the failed attempt to take kiev, there were morale and logistic problems. one thing we're watching is how fast that 800 million in u.s. aid can get to the eastern front. now, as for more aid, the e.u.'s president was here in kyiv with president zelensky touring suburbs today. he pledged 1.5 billion euros in military aid. we'll see how long that takes to get here. just a final note, neil. just moments ago, i got off the phone spe...

Much of that, it seems, is tactical. heavy artillery, aviation support, and nearly a dozen additional battalion groups have been moved into the area. but will that be enough to change the course of this war? phil black joins me tonight from kyiv. phil, you got an exclusive look at a russian military camp outside town that really spoke to some of the challenges they faced during that attempted assault on the capital. what did you learn there? >> well, jim, this was a secret, a hidden camp, that at one point was a base for thousands of invading soldiers, soldiers that also encountered local memb...

Additional battalion groups. they could be the exact same 40s they're rushing out of the kyiv/kharkiv area and rushing them in, which would be the poorest form of fighters you can. we know they didn't have these troops. they didn't call up their reserves. they didn't do a mobilization of their russian reserves. so these forces aren't -- it's not like these are the best of the best of their fighting forces, this is what they've thrown together and thrown at this because they're desperate to get some type of a win. >> colonel, i always learn so much. very good. thank you. we'll see you soon. >> ...