kyiv, if this is a narrowing of the kremlin's war aims, what have ukrainian authorities made of it? we are waiting to hear their considered response _ are waiting to hear their considered response but there was no trust before _ response but there was no trust before this invasion started and there's— before this invasion started and there's simply no trust now. it's been _ there's simply no trust now. it's been completely shattered and while there are _ been completely shattered and while there are still more than 100,000, close _ there are still more than 100,000, close to _ there are still more than 100,000, close to 200,000 russian forces and henvy— close to 200,000 russian forces and heavy armour and russian warplanes are still_ heavy armour and russian warplanes are still in_ heavy armour and russian warplanes are still in the sky, they are going to continue — are still in the sky, they are going to continue to try to defend their country— to continue to try to defend their country and as we've seen in the past _ country and as we've seen in the past week, — country and as we've seen in the past week, go on the counterattack. it's always— past week, go on the counterattack. it's always been known that the primary— it's always been known that the primary objective, as we heard from moscow— primary objective, as we heard from moscow today, is the donbas eastern ukraine, _ moscow today, is the donbas eastern ukraine, and that land corridor connecting the donbas to the crimean peninsula, _ connecting the donbas to the crimean peninsula, both areas that russian forces _ peninsula, both areas that russian forces went into in 2014. some of the trest— forces went into in 2014. some of the best ukrainian fighting units are there — the best ukrainian fighting units are there and the concern has been that russia — are there and the concern has been that russia would try to cut them off, either— that russia would try to cut them off, eitherfrom that russia would try to cut them off, either from resupplying them or