managed a, and it would be an extremely tough fight for the kremlin and rationality hasn't always been on this side. erin? >> no, how quickly they move to defend themselves and to fight as we just heard the kharkiv governor say for their dignity and for their honor. no abatement in that sentiment. nick paton walsh, thank you so much there from mykolaiv. i want to go to retired army brigadier general mark kifet, and ronald marx, former cia official who oversaw actions against russian spying operations and our reporter on the ground in kyiv, matthew chance. thanks to all of you. general kimmet, ide l'd like to start with you. you heard that putin's appetite has only grown with the eating. we do know 10% of his military assets that he deployed have failed to do what they wanted