satellite imagery. in it you ve seen what the russians are doing to prepare for what they expect in this counteroffensive. what do you see there? erin, what this looks like is the trench networks before world war ii and then existed during world war i. we see extensive russian dragon s teeth, pyramid shaped concrete slabs used for anti-tank operations. deep trenches, berms particularly in key areas north of crimea. the largest networks and berms we ve seen since world war ii in europe. these are all russian preparations to try to slow down an ukrainian advance. sounds like a brutal war coming. what about what nick mentioned, the biden administration s estimate? you heard john kirby say russia suffered more than 100,000
offensive in the summer, providing a lot of weaponry, which is, it seems, 90% or so in play, already in the country. it s always unclear to know where exactly what has been deployed. and i think there are concerns amongst analysts that we may possibly see electoral or economic changes in ukraine s western allies. they can t guarantee the same kind of support next year, or even by winter indeed. so there was some, i think urgency for a quick win in that regard. and ukraine s enemies, well, russia is in a pretty weak position right now. it s struggled to take bakhmut after expending endless resources there. substantial trench networks defending with dragon s teeth, bits of concrete, whatever they can put in place. but the troops they have, a lot of them are newly recruited conscripts. some professional soldiers perhaps too. but i think many analysts think moscow could do with a slow war of attrition here. they don t really have the
weaponry, which seems 90% or so in play or already in the country, already unclear to know where exactly what is being deployed. i think there are concerns amongst analysts that we may over the year ahead possibly see electoral or economic changes in ukraine s western allies. can t guarantee the same kind of support next, year or even by winter, indeed. so there were so i think urgency for a quick win in that regard and ukraine s enemies, well, russia is at a pretty weak position right now, and has struggled to take bakhmut after expanding endless resources there, and its defenses are pretty dated, frankly. substantial trench networks, defending with dragons teeth, bits of concrete, whether they can put in place. but the troops they have, a lot of them are newly recruited conscripts. some professional soldiers, perhaps, as well, but many analysts think moscow could do with a slow war of attrition here. they don t really have the sophistication of the weaponry to hold back a fast moving
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how to survive, but also for the ukrainian army. some powerful american made howitzers have just arrived, but not enough to stop the russian advance to sievierodonetsk. ukraine s generals must decide how many more troops to sacrifice in what could be a losing battle for this part of donbas. a fighting retreat to more defensible positions looks likely if the russian offensive doesn t stall. new trench networks, well back from the existing front line, are ready. kramatorsk, one of the donbas towns that must be on the russian target list, is about 15 minutes drive that way. the rest of the ukraine is there. this might all simply bejust in case, a contingency plan, but if the russians do