one i think the more professional units thought this was a cake walk invading ukraine particularly in the south where they met the single battles. separately many soldiers of russia didn t know they were going into an invasion. some issued tickets for a return trip home and say drive into ukraine. at first i thought it was lies that p.o.w.s thought it was a trauning exercise. i don t know that they knew what they were going to do. watch the tanks destroyed and the generals, the leaders. what are they doing on the front lines? a problem for the russian military is don t have a noncommissioned corps leading
indication of a fervor to win. what is encouraging is the total lack of professionalism to handle large formations. even in the south as clint pointed out we ukrainian nailed a ship and apparently burned to the water line. damaged two more. killed the a-10 marine brigade commander. these russian forces look really in bad shape. the bravery of the ukrainian forces drks determination. fighting for the homeland and families. on their ground in their neighborhoods, in their country. but how do they now knowing what we know and hearing what we heard took the ultimate advantage of where the russian forces are now and the fact that
in their control. ukrainians putting up stiff resistance there. the pentagon believe that is russia is also bringing in reinforcements. today signs that russia might be scaling back its operation. the new york times reports that russian military leaders said they would focus on the donbas region claimed by russia backed separatists since 2014. western and ukrainian officials treat that with caution given the devastation of the cities and the soaring civilian death toll and officials say 300 people killed in that air strike on the theater in mariupol converted to a shelter. nbc news has not independenty verified that claim. video from shown inside you see dozens of people covered in dust and debris and sky news spoke to
some of it is their fault but some of it isn t because russia is on the security council, they re a permanent member and they ll veto anything that comes their way but when you re talking about building the case for something that could go to the international criminal court, that all of that effort to build accountability, to document the evidence of war crimes, of which there are many, and of which many people are trying to do that on the ground, i mean, from every angle, documenting that is very important. one of the things we used to say was that all these criminals and thugs eventually face their day in court. and they do. you saw it with molosovic, bashear of sudan. usually, what has to happen is that the government itself in russia has to change for that to happen. so eventually, it will, hopefully. and putin will face his day in court. him and his cronies. and therefore, documenting all those evidences of war crimes is super important. i think one of the things that s really
the values we share or autocracies prevail? that s what s at stake. and the new york times reports on the mix of fear and opportunity felt by president biden and nato leaders. the fear is that the aftermath of the invasion transformed europe two armed camps one again, though this time the iron curtain looks different. the opportunity is that 30 days into a misbegotten war russia has made so many mistakes that president vladimir putin of russia may fail at the objective of taking all of ukraine. that sense of opportunity and the stunning once unthinkable poerpt that putin s invasion may fail is fueled by new facts. first, a pentagon official say the city of kherson is not fully