well, this is an interesting one, jim. i think that obviously in the final analysis when you look at causes, of course the russians are to blame for this incident even happening and it is an indirect blame but this is still the reason for this is their fault in essence. but the ukrainians should i guess have been a bit more careful in this. i understand the pressures they re under which are significant. and i understand they re trying to make sure they aren t held responsible for things that they didn t do. but in this particular case, i think it was an accident. and they just need to own up to it, if the evidence continues to bear out what we believe to be true. exactly. and you say, it was russia who was raining down dozens of missiles on ukrainian territory. sornl cedrick layton, thank you so much.
first on cnn today, the u.s. is now running low on some high end weapons systems and ammunition available to transfer to ukraine. three u.s. officials tell myself and my colleagues jeremy herb and katie loll, one of the officials described the stockpiles of certain systems as dwindling after nine months of sending supplies to krukraine during a war noting there is a finite amount to send. and among the particular concern about u.s. stockpiles are 155 millimeter artillery shells and stinger anti-aircraft shoulder fired missiles both of which had a significant role in ukraine s battlefield success. other weapons of concern as well, the question will the shortages impact the ukrainian war effort. joining me now to discuss, retired air force colonel cedrick layton. good to have you on. good to be on with you.