that still continues there the ukrainian side they re not giving that impression. a top general this morning saying that ukraine could be ready very soon , he said to launch offensive operations in mahmoud to try to retake all of that city, he says, because of the heavy losses that russia is experiencing, and because they re running out of energy in his words. all right. thank you . so much for that fascinating will be watching this new town on the front lines. right uk is prince william meeting with ukrainian refugees this morning during a rare unannounced visit to warsaw. moments from now he will lay a wreath at the monument dedicated to polish soldiers who have given their lives for their country. later he s meeting with polish president duda at the presidential palace. cnn s max foster joins us this morning live from warsaw. good morning, max. uh so he met with british troops stationed near the ukrainian polish border on wednesday. pretty unusual, right this surprise kind of visit