peninsula of crimea and putin calls it a terrorist attack and vows to respond. plus a big week in the 2024 presidential race. the event drawing gop c contenders. i ll speak with asa hutchinson. and spell check needs. putting sensitive pentagon information potentially into the wrong hands. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. and we start with our world lead. vladimir putin is vowing retaliation after ukraine forces unleashed a pre-dawn strike on the bridge that connects crim yia to russia. two russians were killed. it is the second time since the start of the war. putin was quick to label today s strike as a taste attack. this is the same day that russia has ended a deal critical to the