This is John Batcher, conversation with my colleague Colonel Jeff McCausen, United States Army Retired

CBS News, about the request by Ukraine repeatedly to use long-range missiles or the missiles they have set them at

long-range. Why? To strike Russian airfields in particular. Colonel Jeff

McCausen answers as best we can at this point what it is that's holding the

Biden administration back from giving that permission at the same time.

Great Britain is said to be giving permission for Ukraine to use the storm shadows

missiles provided by the UK.

No particular detail about distance. However Jeff has an interesting statistic

from Ukraine about where the Russians believe it is now necessary to store

their aircraft.

Here's Colonel Jeff McCausen on adjustments the Russians are making to the credibility of the Ukrainian forces

to use missiles they have already to strike deep into Russia. More of this later tonight.

No, it actually is, of course, the Biden administration has still been I think

desperately concerned about those acts that might be construed as

provocative or respiratory the Russians I think have tried to capitalize on those fears back to risk you might say reward and

resources this one being the resource of information and they have accused

the United States of being directly involved in this offensive. They have accused the United States of

assisting the Ukrainians in the planning of the operation. Now Washington has said we'd had no knowledge

of it in advance, but this raises the question, then if we would allow them to use the attack of its missile or to use the high arms at maximum range

They could strike deeper into Russian territory and cause more damage to the Russians logistical bases and perhaps some of their airfields.

Now my colleagues in Ukraine tell me that the Russians have pulled about 90% of the aircraft they had in that region back to greater

distances which obviously takes some of the pressure off the Ukrainians but still

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