big fight, which is up north of them, facing east towards the donbas. but it is a heroic struggle of monumental proportions. in some ways it reminds me of the defense of the baton peninsula in the philippines against the japanese early in world war ii. so give us your overall assessment of where you think this stands now. this morning, when ukraine officials said russia is taking colossal losses. but we know in the eastern part of the country, so our ukrainians. the pentagon says russia s offensive appears stalled. maybe it is several days behind schedule, they say. where do you see this conflict right now? well, first of all, putin and his generals cannot fix the russian army in less than a year or so. they can t adopt, they can get less stupid and their tactics, but they are a damaged force. their logistics don t work very well, their battalions are undisciplined,
their families are with them. it is an utter disaster. they have bought strategic time for the ukrainian army to reequipped, re-arm, and get ready for the big fight, which is up north of them, facing east towards the donbas. but it is a heroic struggle of monumental proportions. in some ways it reminds me of the defense of the baton peninsula in the philippines against the japanese early in world war ii. so give us your overall assessment of where you think this stands now. this morning, when ukraine officials said russia is taking colossal losses. but we know in the eastern part of the country, so our ukrainians. the pentagon says russia s offensive appears stalled. maybe it is several days behind schedule, they say. where do you see this conflict right now? well, first of all, putin and his generals cannot fix the russian army in less than a