tactical level why putin would want to attempt this. brian: if you read your book you actually did go house to house. that s why the name of the book is so perfect and brutal and you see death and destruction all around you. so here s a quick look. you have a monitor right, david? i do not. brian: just so you know, these are all where the fighting is taking place around the country. they are very spread out and word is there is poor communication between russian forces in the north, the south and the east. i m going to move forward and to bring it to areas which will lead to urban fighting a bridge running right through the middle of the capital. and then you have got these tight streets where did you go house to house. people have actually said that if you are the urban if you are doing urban fighting, house to house, you need five offenders for every defender. so ukraine knows these streets, knows the buildings, and has had two weeks now to fortify the city. what kind of adva
retired army staff sergeant and author of house to house a soldier s memoir davidville david bellivajoins us now. how would you characterize this from the russian perspective? there is humiliation, world power has top five military in the world and for the outnumbered aspect that russia has with material, technology and true power, why you would want to then take that into a house-to-house situation neuters technology. home field advantage is going to got defender. you put a machine gun behind the door i don t care if you are seal team 6 or marvel avengers you are going to get shot. to me makes no sense from