We will move on – we will go through some business things first – not many changes – and then – I will move from that to – security assistance and – and training part. Again, there are not many updates from yesterday, and then we will get to your questions. So we are on the 64th day. We observed more than 1,950 rocket launches. I would tell you that the – the – dominance of the strikes is still in the JFO and in Mariupol, and I would add that in Mariupol, what we are seeing, the supremacy of the rejected decree is a foolish provision, not an accuracy – guided, and – – and we believe that this speaks to the challenges that the Russians face in replenishing the PGM. We have also noticed, as you all have seen, you know, some growing strike activities in central Ukraine, including Kiev, as well as in Western Ukraine, including Odessa and the Odessa region. Again, I – I want to be careful here. We – we do not have perfect visibility for the Russian targeting and – and the Russian mentality in everything they do. But in general, what we believe they are trying to do is to make use of the ability of Ukrainians to – replenish their own shops and strengthen themselves. So, for example, we see – at least attempted attacks – at power plants, perhaps because the Russians believe that if they can get some electricity, they can affect the ability of trains, for example, to move. So – it’s – not a perfect picture. For example, in Kyiv, some of the strikes in Kyiv we believe were intended – for military production capabilities. Now, I know there are reports that residential areas have been hit. We have no reason to doubt that they did, but we do not believe 100 percent sure that they intended to hit residential areas. In other words, they could be misses. The strikes around Odessa make it a little harder to see exactly what they are doing there. We still do not see any – no amphibious movement in Odessa or any ground movement in Odessa. Again, it could be a piece – it could be a part of their efforts to try to pin down Ukrainian forces in the area between Odessa and Mykolaiv so that they can not come to the aid of their colleagues further east in the area. of Donbass. We – we are not 100 percent sure. I do not want to be the master of their thinking process. I’m just trying to give you what we – what we believe. Now, in the Donbas area, again, we are still fighting – in various locations. We believe that what they are doing is – they continue to set the stage for a lasting, longer and longer lasting attack. that I do not imply that the attack has not begun. Of course, they started. There is a battle. But we still believe that it is part of their effort to set the right conditions for – for ongoing offensive operations. They have done some – the Russians have now made some gradual, uneven and slow progress to the southeast and southwest of Izyum. They seem to be heading towards Sloviansk and a place called Barvinkoe. They continue to use – and this is, again, we have said before, given what we expected them to do in the Donbas and – and the importance of large-scale fires, but what we see them doing is using artillery and some air raids before their ground movements. And so their ground movements are quite stormy because the A, the artillery and the air raids they launch against the Ukrainian positions do not have the result they want to have. The Ukrainians are still able to resist a number – and – and B, they are still a little wary of coming out in front of their supply lines. They do not want to make the same mistakes as they did in Kyiv, and so we believe they do – they make this kind of rapid, uneven progress, but it is very dogmatic in its approach: launching airstrikes, artillery strikes before – ground movements, and only then – only when you think you have softened the Ukrainian lines, you start moving your ground units. But they are running straight into fierce Ukrainian resistance. That is why we believe that this progress has been slow and uneven for the last 24 hours. We also appreciate that due to this slow and uneven progress, again, without a perfect knowledge of every aspect of the Russian plan, we believe and appreciate that it is behind schedule in what they were trying to achieve in Donbas. We still believe that – what they want – that – that they want to push the Ukrainians from three – from three directions: from the east, where they already have Russian forces in the – eastern – part of the Donbas region and they have here and eight years; from the north, we just talked about what comes out of Izyum. and after the south leaving Mariupol. I do not have one today – number of how many troops have left Mariupol and are moving north. Me – I know they will ask me this question. I’m trying to catch you here. I do not have that number, but we still estimate that forces are moving, trying to move north from Mariupol and thus be able to approach the Ukrainian Armed Forces from this southern direction. But again, these would mean that you have to spend for these processes. Today, we believe that – they still have 92 operational BTGs in Ukraine, but that does not mean, as I said yesterday, that it’s all – BTGs are complete rounds. Yes, they are functional. They are capable of conducting military operations, but as I said yesterday, we believe they have been damaged. They have suffered losses. Not all of these BTGs – they have 100 percent capability, and we also appreciate that part of that is not – is – is obviously – the battle being fought, but also because, you know, they – rushed quite a bit to strengthen some of these units to the east. You know, we – we talked a few weeks ago about how they are transporting troops from Kyiv and Chernihiv and – and they were going to transport them east to Velykyi and Belgorod and reposition them and supply them. And it happened, but it happened in a fairly cut piece – a pretty fast clip, and – and so we do not estimate that every BTG that was re-installed went back into full force. Well, just something to note. Again, trying to overcome, you know, some of those challenges they had. We have said this before, but it is not entirely clear that they have solved all their problems, and therefore we would not evaluate that – that – that they – that they have everything in place that they need to be fully -successful. This is. Of course, they have a numerical advantage and concentrate more power in a smaller geographical area, so we have to take that into account. Again, the Ukrainians are showing strong resistance throughout – throughout the region. There is absolutely nothing to do in the marine environment. I’m not even going to discuss all the details with you, because nothing has changed since yesterday. So I will not waste your time with this. And in terms of security assistance, one – still a little over 60 percent of the shells have now been transferred – into the hands of the Ukrainian army. This is not a change from yesterday, it is about 60 percent, but there have been no numerical changes since yesterday. Let’s see. He managed – you know, the – 155 artillery shells continue – to enter Ukraine, even in the last 24 hours, and more and more people are entering the region for further missions to Ukraine, but this – that – get in there. Over the next 24 hours, more than a dozen flights are expected from the continental United States and – and will include shells, more than 155 rounds, some of these Phoenix Ghost UAVs – and even some of the radar we talked about. So, this is the PDA-8, and as I said, more than a dozen flights are expected in the next 24 hours. In – to see – to see if I can find something else interesting here. I would say that in the last 24 hours, almost 20 deliveries have been made by air from seven different nations delivered to the area in many locations, with – everything from mines to – to small caliber cartridges and rockets, 122 mm Rockets, helmets, body armor, 155 – I’m sorry, it’s from the United States – but a lot of things come from other nations as well. In terms of training, we have this second category with more than 50 Ukrainian soldiers. It is – now, I think, on the third day of their training outside Ukraine. There is additional training with shells for more extra Ukrainians, almost 100 more are training in – in a different location outside Ukraine. The – there are about 15 Ukrainians now in the second day of a weekly Q-64 course – and about 60 of them – started training yesterday. Like I said on the M113, this – it will be dismantled, this is a matter of five days. You have about three days dedicated to maintaining this – this piece of equipment and two days devoting to learning how to drive it. So this is a matter of five days and it started yesterday. And I think I will stop there and ask questions. Let’s see. Lita, you are ready. Q: Hello, thank you. A quick question about the American apparently killed in Ukraine, Joseph Kensel Willie (sic) – or Willie Joseph. Do you have anything more to say about him or – and I know you have had very little visibility in the Americans who may have gone there to fight, but it is – is there something you are gleaning about – in it? And then just a broader question about education, is …
