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,
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, and cruel to civilians. their morale is low. they have taken we are saying publicly, 25% of the initial invasion force or casualties. with huge losses of equipment. on the other hand, ukraine is now basically one on one with manpower facing the russian army inside ukraine. and it is a race against time for them to achieve parity in military technology given the magnets fist and support they are now starting to get out of both the u.s., and the 41 nations that secretary austin brought together in germany. i would say on balance, ukraine s suffering brittle losses to