This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Bachelors. You crane conflict. The headlines from London,

Telegraph. Putin raises age limits for reservists to boost troop numbers. Subhead. Russian

Russians can be called up to serve in the military up to the age of 55 under new changes.

In addition, from Moscow, the claim is the Ukrainian drone struck Moscow's cyber headquarters.

Also, from Moscow, the visit by Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus in these last days,

London headline, 24 hours old, Lukashenko quotes struggling to keep Wagner troops from attacking

Poland. You will remember that in the deal following the aborted mutiny, the man progoes

and agreed to go into exile in Belarus and take with him the Wagner troops with him

or the Rump Wagner troops to be stationed in Belarus for purposes not known. Ironically,

this makes the Wagner group, the mutineers, half again as close to Moscow as they were

when stationed opposite Ukraine or in Ukraine in the south. We also have this headline.

Russian missile strike destroys historic Odessa cathedral. There's more, but I want

to begin with a positive headline for Brad Bowman of the foundation for the defensive democracies.

This is the secretary of state Mr. Blinken in these last hours. Ukraine has recaptured 50%

of the territory that Russia sees. Brad, a very good evening to you. The secretary of state

with a positive statement about the counteroffensive. However, we're getting wave after wave of

headline, suggesting that the war is growing, escalating is another word to other spheres,

Belarus, the troop call up in Russia, 55-year-old grandfathers to be called up, a strike on the Odessa

cathedral, wave after wave of missiles going into Odessa, which is far from the front lines.

What is your measure right now of this apparent chaos? Is Ukraine doing so well on the battlefield

that Russia is poking around the edges trying to find a weakness? How do you measure it, Brad?

Good evening to you, John. Thanks for watching. I think when you hear these numbers,

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