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Pro—maidan rioters and then pro—russian rioters, and eventually, in ways that we're not entirely clear about, most of those pro—russian rioters ended up in a building which then ignited and they were killed. so this is part of his narrative for why russia needs to go to war and it's really the only part that has any kind of truth in it. it would be a big victory for him to capture 0desa by may the 9th, by world war ii victory day. ok, that is interesting, the strategic reasons why. do you think he will be able to do that by that date? i don't, and i think if he tries, and he tries to do ...

Coming closer. this capital is clearly in their sites. but they are advancing very slowly. if they are going to try to come closer that is still going to take a long time. lyce doucet in the key. thank you very much for that. let's pick up some of what she was there with michael. michael, ithink some of what she was there with michael. michael, i think you came on the programme a couple weeks ago. you said the russian forces have three weeks before combat effectiveness becomes increasingly exhausted. does that suggest that we are in quite a pivotal week? yes. exhausted. does that suggest that ...

Russia is resorting to that kind of indiscriminate violence against ukrainian civilians seemingly because the fighting is having a devastating toll on its own troops. new reporting from "the new york times" details how the increasing number of russian troop deaths is severely impacting morale. the pentagon estimates 7,000 russian troops have been killed in the three-week war so far, which is greater than the number of american troops killed over 20 years in iraq and afghanistan combined. between 14,000 and 21,000 russian troops have been injured. american officials tell "the times" those stagg...

Russian soldiers killed in the thousands. how hobbled is the russian military right now? >> it is very hobbled, don. first of all, i was a -- secretary austin and i were classmates. it was interesting to hear him talk about the military. the comments he used were the comments the united states uses at our various training center what is we look for in a competent force and the secretary said every area of combat effectiveness in any kind of unit we have seen deficiencies in the russian army. they have attempted a violation in ukraine. they have attempted to surround the ukrainian forces and he...

Some progress in the south, they remain stalled in the northern pushes down into the major cities of ukraine including the capital of kyiv. so this combat effectiveness is something pentagon officials are watching very closely as we enter this critical phase of the next week to ten days. >> radio free europe reports that according to local residents, russian soldiers killed in battle in ukraine are filling up morgues in belarus. the number of bodies was unbelievably large. people at a city were simply shocked by the number of bodies put on a train, local residents say. local residents say morg...