needs to prepare for putin to resort to nuclear weapons. not only me, i think with all of the world, all of the countries have to be worried. they can, for them, life of people s nothing, that is why. this week, president biden signed off on that 800 million dollar military aid package. today, a white house official has confirmed that moscow has warned the u.s. to stop giving ukraine weapons or face, quote, unpredictable consequences. for more on the situation near kyiv, we welcome back our friend, igor, if friend and adviser to zelenskyy. good to see you again. i cannot imagine how it felt to learn that the bodies of over 900 civilians have been discovered very close to home. unfortunately, i have to say, is the tip of the iceberg.
have confirmed were indeed hit by ukrainian missiles. there are also new reports of potential war crimes. police in the area around kyiv say the bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered, most of them fatally shot, executed. president zelenskyy is now asking the u.s. to declare russia a state sponsor of terrorism. as the fighting intensifies, ukrainian leaders say the world needs to prepare for putin to resort to nuclear weapons. not only me, i think with all of the world, all of the countries have to be worried. for them, the life of people is nothing, that is why. this week, president biden signed off on that 800 million dollar military aid package. today, a white house official has confirmed that moscow has warned the u.s. to stop giving ukraine weapons or face, quote, unpredictable consequences. for more on the situation near kyiv, we welcome back our
night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. ukraine s fighter and russians invasion is now entering day 50, with heightened alarm over russia s renewed offensive in the, east and a promise of even more military aid from the u.s.. president biden spoke to ukrainian president zelenskyy by phone today. he said he has signed off on an 800 million dollar security package which includes more weapons and ammunition. that follows zelenskyy s latest twitter post, which is pleading for more help. we have been defending ourselves against russia much longer than they invade planned. we have destroyed more russian weapons and military equipment than some armies in europe have currently possessed. but this is not enough. freedom must be armed better than tyranny. western countries have never seem to make it happen. the final weeks are over the tierney, and the number of people say depends on them.
fighter and russians invasion is now entering day 50, with heightened alarm over russia s renewed offensive in the, east and a promise of even more military aid from the u. s.. president biden spoke to ukrainian president zelenskyy by phone today. he said he has signed off on an 800 million dollar security package which includes more weapons and ammunition. that follows zelenskyy s latest twitter post, which is pleading for more help. we have been defending ourselves against russia much longer than they invade planned. we have destroyed more russian weapons and military equipment than some armies in europe have currently possessed. but this is not enough. freedom must be armed better than tyranny. western countries have never seem to make it happen. the final weeks are over the tierney, and the number of people say depends on them. arm ukraine now to defend freedom.
mariupol. cnn cannot verify the claim. ahead of russia s anticipated attack, president biden just unveiled an 800 million dollar security package. it includes javelins and military helicopters. this morning, the u.s. is talking about sending a high-ranking official to ukraine. we re told president biden and vice president harris are unlikely choices but possibly the choice is secretary of state or secretary of defense. also this morning, we have new details on the suspect in the new york city subway attack. first, back to brianna in ukraine. i want to bring in cnn s matt rivers here with me in lviv. let s talk about this warship. differing stories coming from the russians and the ukrainians. we just heard from the russian defense ministry in the last half an hour. they say the fire that was on board has been contained, there are no more explosions.