I'm John Batsworth, my colleague and friend Colonel Jeff McCawson in United States Army

retired CBS News, Dickinson College visiting professor, Diamond Six leadership and strategy.

Ukraine.

The news items that seem most important for the winter ahead.

One million shells from North Korea in exchange for satellite technology, says the headline.

This is with a picture of Vladimir Putin shaking the hands of the dictator, Kim.

One million shells at the same time.

Not exactly simultaneously, but certainly this is London reporting.

Keefe is reporting that the one million shells promised by the EU are woefully short.

The headline says one-third of the shells have arrived.

There's also news that this is Defense One reporting that Ukraine is scrambling for

ammo, all kinds of ammo, Soviet ammo, Russian ammo, hunting weapons, hunting ammo out of

Switzerland, all kinds of ammo.

And what we have here is a grave concern evident in the search for ammo for the winter time.

Jeff, these are alarming details.

You and I exchanged before we started talking on air.

And I recall Breeds Hill running, not Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill was behind.

Remember, get your geography right at Boston, this is 1775.

Breeds Hill running out of ammo so that the patriots were forced to retreat from the advancing

redcoats is keep running out of ammo.

Can we tell Jeff because the scrambling here is evident?

I think it's very clear they are running out of ammo, it's really running short.

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