those allegations. of course that leaves him, in terms of public perception in russia, i think potentially very weakened, jim. >> sam kiley, we know you're going to keep trying to answer these questions. joining us now major general james "spider" marks. good to have you on, sir. >> thank you, jim. >> it was over quickly, but during that short time period, he was able -- prigozhin -- to take rostov-on-don, which is the key center for logistics, command and control to the war in ukraine, and travel all the way up to here, close to moscow. how does he do that, and what does that mean not just putin's control over the country but the russian military's control over the country? they barely seemed to challenge him. >> also bear in mind wagner had a very strong footprint in here and elsewhere in the region obviously. the borders right here, they were able to come across. the wagner group had free movement in and out from russia into ukraine. they used this area,