with a country that some think is what america needs to do, that is write a new constitution. and he will speak to one of the top scientists responsible for the webb telescope and those awesome images it has captured. these videos show explosions that have happened in the last two weeks at russian military facilities in crimea, which has been occupied by russian forces since 2014. one attack at an air base destroyed at least seven russian warplanes. ukraine has claimed responsibility for that attack and two others according to an internal document obtained by cnn. is this evidence that kyiv is launching a counteroffensive against russia and could it gain back territory illegally overtaken by moscow? joining me now is retired u.s. army general mark hurtling. and general grks tohave good to have you on. great to be with you. let s talk about the attacks inside crimea, this territory has been controlled by russia for some eight years now. does ukraine s ability to strike beh
army general mark hurtling. and general grks tohave good to have you on. great to be with you. let s talk about the attacks inside crimea, this territory has been controlled by russia for some eight years now. does ukraine s ability to strike behind russian lines in crimea around very sensitive military facilities there show its strength, how much strength and how much of a setback is there for russia? last couple weeks have been fascinating. whenever a force changes from defensive to offensive operations, which is what is happening with ukraine, it changes the dynamics of the battlefield. by going on the offensive, which they have done, ukraine has regained the initiative and can strike at the time and place of their choosing instead of just waiting for the russians to attack. russia now realizes they have to defend in more places, which further drains their forces from the fight in both the east and in other areas in the south. and that kind of action puts the enemy on its back