Reporter's Notebook: 'One step closer to victory' as Ukraine counteroffensive gets underway

At the height of the just-concluded "armed uprising" by the Wagner mercenary forces in Russia, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov jumped into the breach. Posting a video online addressed to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine, telling them to "…go home, protect your place." Adding, "Take care of your fate, you still have a chance to survive."  It’s the kind of active stance the 57-year-old Reznikov assumes with his position which he’s held since be