Videos show Russian troops as they attempt to strangle key town (CNN)

[ItsjustMe]

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Odessa, Ukraine, as Russian troops advance toward the strategically significant city on the country's southern coast.

[BeyondGeography]

1. Key line: "The Russians don't control jack."

Forget the red color-coding. It would take fully 1/3 of their 190k troops to fully control Kherson. It’s 400 miles from Odessa to Mariupol; they don’t have enough manpower in the entire country to control that much territory. Oh, and the fact that they are raiding supermarkets tells you everything you need to know about their supply lines.