of what s going on, on the ground the lay of the land of the battle space looks like you start understanding where ukraine has their forces, russia could realize we fought this but it s actually this. they could start repositioning forces. come up with different strategies. they might know but the fact this is leaked out there they have a map. but they also give mrs. our assessment of their status. our assessment where their armor is, or the aircraft is at. i really put ukraine at a significant disadvantage for you always on the element of surprise for you to create diversions and use deception. this is going to eliminate a lot of the tactical advantage on the battlefield. the five what is going on at the d.o.j.? this type of top security intel is so vulnerable. how can the u.s. recover from these latest leaks? it s not the first time. how does this keep happening? i want to dispel one thing. they talk about the age of the airmen who did this.
the same time as these gains, as little as they are, are flowing back and forward, sanctions are unfolding and that cost is going to start to weigh down on ross hart. casualties are mounting, that will also weigh down on russia as we get deeper into the summer russia. that as we get deeper into the summer russia. at what point do ou summer russia. at what point do you think summer russia. at what point do you think russia summer russia. at what point do you think russia might - summer russia. at what point do you think russia might be - do you think russia might be happy to call it a day? i5 happy to call it a day? i3 interesting listening to the rhetoric in a russian speaking press, based off these tiny little successes, it s amazing to hear them claim that they are going to re threaten kyiv and they still have maximalist objectives, maximus believes in a successful campaign to conquer ukraine. it is shocking. and, in fact, conquer ukraine. it is shocking. and, infac
future, it s important he hears and the biden administration is comfortable with him hearing this. seems like very specific chosen language. and it comes after we hear from ned price at the state department saying ukraine is winning this war. is that really the feeling or is this trying to paint a rosy picture? reporter: i speak to u.s. military officials all the time about where their assessment is of ukraine s fighting ability and the battle on the ground. for some time at least the u.s. military view has been that ukraine is not just holding its own but that russia has not made and perhaps cannot make the changes necessary to change the balance on the ground. the supply issues, the morale issues, the command issues, they can t be fixed in a couple of weeks, right, just by repositioning forces from the north to the east. that kind of thing. they never underestimate russia s enormous firepower, but their assessment i wouldn t
missile defense systems to make today. pierre? reporter: if i may take you to the readout of secretary austin, there is an announcement, in fact, in the readout that troops will be deployed and also fifth generation aircraft. what is the mission? what are we trying to achieve? a notable announcement there from the pentagon spokesman john kirby. the u.s. announcing the deployment of more forces to europe. what s particularly notable, these are not the repositioning forces. they re going to send an 82nd airborne combat team, it s called. they will be deployed to poland and also to germany. that is a combat unit that was not positioned in europe that is