listening not so much to the fellow tankers but the logistitians. >> this is a border that's 800 miles? >> about that. from north to south, it's about 400 miles. that's the distance between baltimore and boston. from east to west, it's about 800 miles, the distance between washington, d.c. and springfield, illinois. you are talking about a huge territory where you not only have to attack into but you have to resupply and have continuous resupply of ammunition and fuel. >> there's some evidence that the russians are not prepared for that, were not prepared for that. they are struggling to resupply troops. troops that are so distant from each other all across the area. >> all try to be command and controlled by certain generals