so kharkiv is really critical because it s first of all the number two city in ukraine in terms of population and in terms of importance, plus, there is another thing going on here. if you look here, these are the ukrainian positions, the newest ukrainian positions right in this area here. the ukrainian haves have taken area from russian forces and what the russians were trying to do were possibly trying to come in this way and surround kharkiv so the ukrainians see a chance of eliminating the threat or neutralizing it here. for both sides, kharkiv is very important at the moment the ukrainians have a temporary upper hand and trying to move this part of the russian army out back into russia, which is of course right here. kharkiv is very close to the russian border as you know. what do you see as the mission now for ukraine and russia, colonel? so, the mission here is kind
Kharkiv you ve seen the video, right? decimated. if you look at kharkiv on a map, you can see the ring of roads that surround kharkiv. not exactly a circle, but close. we believe that s where the russians are trying to clear out that town in an ongoing effort. 1 million refugees and poland, romania, hungary, and parts of eastern europe taking them in. we are trying to figure this all out. thank you. we will take around for questions. it just occurred to me that no one knows about the conflict, could it be a protest against covid mandates? [laughter] that might be a good idea.