russia. it s a vast smuggling ring. it includes equipment that could be used in developing nuclear weapons. we re going to have much more on this in just a moment. first, though, i want to go to will ripley out front live tonight in kyiv. will, what is the situation like where you are tonight? reporter: you know, what just struck me, erin, the clip that you played. and he said a lot of these russian young men aren t fighting for the flag. i can tell you definitively, i have not met a single ukrainian soldier who is not fighting for the flag. i have not met a single ukrainian who does not 100% believe in the fight that they are waging against the much larger russian army. the fight that they are winning on the battlefield. but a fight that they are struggling when it comes to air defense. that s why they are so encouraged by this exclusive cnn s first reporting by oren lieberman at the pentagon. they have been asking for the