. >> does this narrative, though, olesia, does that resonate in russia? >> actually, to be honest, in the last days, the channels almost didn't discuss these questions, these topic. i mean, yeah, there are some outlets who reported about -- reported the ed the words of but the channels focused on absolutely different things. they are focused how much russian soldiers help civilians who were rescued, how russian soldiers help people, bringing flood, clothes, and medicines and escorted them into safe places and also some -- they also showed some events devoted to the victory in the second world war, making some par parallels, the heroism of our grandparents is the same what today's russian soldiers do in ukraine. so that question almost wasn't discussed on tv channels. >> so, very much trying to prepare -- prepare us all for what may come on may the 9th. and we've heard from u.s. and western officials that believe vladimir putin could formally declare war in ukraine as soon as that key date for russia, of course, may 9th. why would he declare it, clearly wh