they all splintered off into different university. they think he s going to bring all the units, the ground troops, air troops together and focus sthar attacks very heavily on the donbas area. the ukrainians are bracing for a brutal campaign in the coming days. as you mentioned in your lead, they are getting more military held from other countries including the u.k. so hopefully that will help them in their fight against the russians. these next few days are going to be incredibly important. ali arouzi, thank you. the invasion of ukraine is looming large over french s presidential election. cnbc s charlotte reid is in paris. a tight finish is expected between emmanuel macron and marine le pen. you re at le pen s headquarters. what s the mod like there? reporter: huge interest from media across the world.