operational capability as well as the intelligence, the accurate intelligence about location and timing to target those shipments? i think it s very unlikely. they would have to divert forces from the east and the south to be able to do that, and frankly there are so many shipments coming in now, that it would take the entire russian air force just to find them, let alone target them. what the u.s. is doing is right with the kinds of weapons it s sending. what we need to do now is increase the quantity significantly. that, i guess s what remains to be seen, whether enough gets in in the right amount of time to make a difference. general ryan, thank you so much. we appreciate it. thank you. good to speak to you. appreciate it. thank you. well, back in the united states, a patchwork of mask policies leaving travelers confused after a mandate was struck down. we ll have more details on that in a moment. also china s strict lockdown policies threatening global supply chains. we
and disorientation. am i tired? a bit, says roman, who twice has suffered concussions. not all wounds bleed. ben wedeman, cnn, kramatorsk, ukraine. mick ryan is a retired major general from the australian army and foauthor of war transforme general, thank you for being with us again, sir. we appreciate your time. the kremlin continues to move troops into the eastern part of this country. at least one, maybe two battle tactical groups in the past 24 hours. if you look at the number of troops here, the russians are outnumbering the ukrainians around 2 to 1, maybe 3 to 1. is that sort of the overwhelming force you would expect the russians to have to make some significant gains, or are they still coming up short? hi. it s good to be with you again,
battalions. the national security adviser says ukraine needs all the firepower it can get. i would never say that the russian army is weak, he says, given the amount of weapons thrown there, the number of tanks, armored personnel carriers, planes, and helicopters, i would not say this is a weak army. i would say these are strong ukrainian soldiers who fight back such a powerful army. and these territorial defense soldiers in kyiv are vowing to keep up the fight. they re elite troops, gearing up to head east. we are absolutely prepared for this. we have both fighting spirit and fighting mood. we are patriots of our country, and of course we will fight back the enemy, the soldier who goes by the name vlad the rifle, tells me. and they vow, just like in kyiv, they will confront the russian army, once again. fred pleitgen, cnn, kyiv. mick ryan is retired major
general in australian army, former commander of the australian defense college and author of war transformed, the future of 21st century great power competition and conflict. general ryan, thanks again. it s good to see you good to see you again. um back in 2015, cnn s matthew chance actually reported being used back then as part of russia s offensive in siryria. i want you to listen to part of his report. here it is. standing on the missile cruiser, moskva, ask it is a key vessel because it provides air defenses for the very frequent air strikes that are being carried out right now by the russian air force against various targets inside syria. this guided missile cruiser is about as high tech as it gets for the russian navy. $750 million apparently. one of three. so what have the russians now lost in terms of capability with the moskva at the bottom of the black sea?
talking about this publicly, it is certainly an option that shouldn t approximate discounted from the russian leader who is getting desperate for some kind of victory. so with that in mind, how important is the diplomacy here to give him some kind of credible off ramp so he doesn t get to that point? well, that s the real trick for the ukrainian strategy and and for the rest of nato. it ukraine needs and will most likely win this war, but they need to do so in a way that doesn t result in the russians using weapons of mass destruction. that will take an incredibly nuanced calibration with zelenskyy and western governments to make sure it doesn t happen. general ryan, as always, thank you so much, sir. we appreciate your time. thank you. well in parts of the donbas region, the constant sound of