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We believe they will bring mers -- mercenaries. president putin authorized recruitment from the middle east and elsewhere. another indication his war effort is not going as he hoped it would. also likely to systematically kidnap local officials and replace them with puppets. again, this has already begun. the mayor of mariupol was grabbed off the street several days ago, released yesterday in a prisoner exchange. and another mayor in southern ukraine was kidnapped, he has not yet been let go. this is a terror tactic. grab local officials, put proxies in their place. after devastating ukrainian...

Tryst in a criminal way to the civilization of ukraine. it's a terror tactic, for the will ofdissipate and for the president to give up and turn over his country. i don't believe they've undertaken taking civilian casualties the same true in the ukrainian military force. the ukrainian military defenses are still fighting, they're fighting hard for their homeland. to a degree, to answer your question in a shorter sentence, it shows a little bit of russian desperation to try to win this conflict. and i don't believe they're going to. >> general, just today, russia's military defense is claiming ...

Forces facing stiff resistance in ukraine, secretary of state antony blinken is now warning the russian president vladimir putin will likely order the kidnapping of ukrainian officials in an attempt to replace them with puppets. this alert from the state department comes after the mayor of melatopol was kidnapped and subsequently freed. >> reporter: as russian air attacks ravage more cities, putin's playbook will likely increasingly include the systematic kidnapping of local leader. >> this is a terror tactic. grab local officials, depose local governments, put proxies in their place. >> repor...

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Investigating currently and there's been a big rise in knife crime. it's been a big story in london in recent months. so it plays into that wider debate. >> on that, max, is that crime, has it been connected to any kind of terror tactic or strategy, or is it just random? >> reporter: as the terror attacks have continued, they've become more rudime rudimentary. police around london don't carry guns with them. it's hard to bring guns in an a lot of gangs and terror groups have been looking to knives as the weapon of choice. we've seen how it can cause terrible damage in london and other parts of...