beginning. this really has to be reinvigorated, regularly and routinely. this is part of that process. we have heard that message from president zelenskyy over and over. thank you for what you re doing but we need more. we have to leave it there. thank you very much for joining me. so tomorrow marks russia s commemoration of the defeat of nazi germany in world war ii. but this year s victory day, as they call it, takes on a different meaning in the midst of russia s war against ukraine. cnn s matthew chance tells us more. reporter: nighttime on the cobbles of red square. russia is planning its next steps. this is a rehearsal for the annual victory day parade, every may 9th commemorating the soviet defeat of nazi germany. it s also the dramatic stage for
tomorrow during this may 9th commemoration. he will be speaking on red square. putin s forces do control a large stretch of land in southern and eastern ukraine stretching from crimea to the donbas. do you believe there s a chance that he stops there or do you believe there s signs that he will keep going, try to take odesa and the black sea and try for kyiv? odesa would be the more immediate concern for the ukrainians than kyiv. putin would have to have success along the whole of the black sea coast, but likely before he would want to turn and commit forces against kyiv. if he had swift success, that might encourage him to do that. the balance for him at the moment is to consider whether or not he continues calling this a special military operation or he decides to declare a war, which could imply conscription, of which there is a big anti