been meeting with nato and g-7 counterparts in brussels. unfortunately, tragically, horrifically, this may not be over soon. so many other countries from around the world who are united in an abhorrence of what president putin has unleashed, we have to sustain this until it stops, until the war is over, the russian forces leave, the ukrainian people regain their independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. we have richard engel in kyiv. i want to start with richard engel. i know you ve been doing a ton of reporting today. what is the status. kyiv does seem to be that the russians seem to be only literally inching closer,
sending our must cutting edge systems to ukraine for its defense. we re not doing this alone. our allies and partners have stepped up to provide significant shipments of security assistance and will continue to hemp facilitate these deliveries as well. the united states and our allies and partners are fully committed to surging weapons of assistance to the ukrainians. more will be coming as we source additional stocks of equipment that we re ready to transfer. now, i want to be honest with you. this could be a long and difficult battle. the american people will be steadfast in our support and the people of ukraine in the face of putin s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations. we re united in our abhorrence of putin s depraved onslaught and we ll continue to have their backs as they fight for freedom, democracy, their very survival. we re going to give ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves through all the difficult days ahead. we ll continue to mobilize humanitaria
nobody knows whether it may have already started. president biden announced the u.s. is sending $800 million in new military aid to ukraine. that aid includes anti aircraft systems, anti-armor systems, machine guns and drones. and that s on top of what we are already doing. the american people will be steadfast in our support for the people of ukraine in the face of putin s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations. we are united in our abhorrence of putin s depraved onslaught. we will continue to have their backs as they fight for their freedom, democracy and very survival. meanwhile, ukrainian forces are trying to gain momentum on their side, launching their own counterattacks on russian positions outside kyiv in a russian occupied city. the goal is to cause, as one official told the new york times , maximum losses from the
systems to ukraine for its defense. we are not doing this alone. our allies and partners have stepped up to provide significant shipments of security assistance and will continue to help facilitate these deliveries. our partners are fully committed to surging assistance to ukraine, and more will be coming now, i want to be honest with you. this can t be a long and difficult battle, but the american people will be steadfast in our support of the people of ukraine in the face of putin ace immoral and unethical attacks. we are united in the abhorrence of depraved onslaught, and we ll continue to have their backses as they fight for their very survival. we ll give ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves through the difficult days ahead. we re going to continue to mobilize humanitarian relief to
president biden announced the u. s. is sending $800 million in new military aid to ukraine. that aid includes anti-aircraft systems, anti-armor systems, machine guns and drones. and that s on top of what we are already doing. the american people will be steadfast in our support for the people of ukraine in the face of putin s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations. we are united in our abhorrence of putin s depraved onslaught. we will continue to have their backs as they fight for their freedom, democracy and very survival. meanwhile, ukrainian forces are trying to gain momentum on their side, launching their own counterattacks on russian positions outside kyiv in a russian occupied city. the goal is to cause, as one official told the new york times , maximum losses from the russian military. let s bring in our reporters. nbc s cal perry in lviv and msnbc news contributor, also a correspondent for the