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And ukrainians are actually so well organized that they are getting their fighting units. it's a grim scene. but kyiv has not yet been hit with massive amounts of russian artillery and rockets. that is the next step. but it's an optimistic picture on the ground from a soldier's point of view. >> how about false optimism? ambassador taylor, earlier today the russian foreign minister said there is hope for reaching a compromise. do you see that in any way? i mean, at the same time putin gave a dramatic, rambling speech full of lies to his own people, saying that while russian was doing was all d...

Overnight. jim sciutto was just reporting, across the country, particularly the infrastructure locations. >> that's right, john. russia is continuing to show it has the will and capability to launch cruise missile strikes anywhere across the country. the focus the last few days have been support, logistical infrastructure. once again another fuel depot was hit a short distance from where we are. that's what they struck here in lviv in saturday, too. we've seen that in mykolaiv in recent days. they've also been hitting weapons storage locations in different parts of the country as well. all of ...

They're retreating from places like kherson? >> they do pretty well without anybody's advice. at a strategic level down to the battlefield command and control of their forces of the ukrainians have been magnificent. it is armed civilians. feeding their logistic system to get supplies from poland and romania and get it out to the fighting units is simply marvelous. i hate to be overly optimistic. this russian army, putin's mind set can't retreat. i hope he ends up saying, i'll keep donbas, a land bridge, crimea. i'll tell everybody that's the victory. we need to help the ukrainians with game ch...

Demonstrations were unheard of but the crowd was inspired by the arab spring taking place in countries around them the desire for political freedoms and an anti-corruption was infectious. they directed their frustration and anger had president bashar al assad and his ruling ba'ath party assad refused to compromise. he accused protesters of being radicals and foreign conspirators and then he ordered a crackdown. assad sent the military in to crush dissent. the opposition took up arms. the rebels were divided along ethnic and sectarian lines but they organized into fighting units and took on for...

Will remain under iraqi control? >> i am brianna. the best units that exist, i'm not being facetious, the iraqi military has superb fighting units. they are concentrated in and around baghdad. i mean that has to be held at all costs. i would say that baghdad is in good shape. its surroundings are fine. they understand what the defense of baghdad needs to look like. it is a defense that's in layers. baghdad is okay. the challenge is as bob has described, it's the sunni heartland and the only one showing up in combat right now are the shia qods force, badder corps, the militia being supplied by ...