president biden pay respects in the wake of the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. also, search and rescue efforts are under way in ukraine after a russian missile hit a residential building, killing at least a dozen civilians. we ll get a live report. n civil. we l welcome to way too early, on this monday, july 11th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for joining us. the next hearing into the january 6 capitol attack is tomorrow and it will focus on what the committee has called the marshaling of the mob. this will reportedly include evidence of coordination between trump world and the extremist groups that led the attack on the capitol such as the proud boys and the oathkeepers. a source tells the nbc news that former oathkeepers spokesman jason will testify. he left the group back in 2017 but he will speak about how it spreads propaganda and how it became radical over the years. he has met with the committee twice before. former produce white house
that reads in part this. i came at the behest of the president, because more than allies, we are friends and when a friend is hurting, other friends show up to try to ease the burden and share the sense of loss and that s what we tried to do today. the united states is sending another $400 million in weapons and security systems to ukraine. the department of defense announced this new package on friday. it includes four rocket systems. three tactical vehicles to recover equipment. counter battery systems. and artillery ammunition. since the war began in late february the united states has committed more than $7 billion in aid to ukraine. the violence in the war-torn country continued over the weekend, including a deadly attack on an apartment block in the eastern part of the country. nbc news correspondent elson barber joins us now from dnipro west of where those strikes occurred. ellison, thanks for joining us. tell us more about that attack.
up attacks in eastern ukraine as the region braces for a new phase of the war and a possible full scale military confrontation. russia s troops yesterday launched several missile attacks on an airport in the city of nipro west of the donbas region that injured five people. russians also attacking civilian areas, shelling two residential buildings and a school. this, as newly released satellite images by u.s. technology firm maxar show an eight mile long russian military convoy east toward the donbas region, consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks loaded with artillery and other support equipment. russia s new focus in the east comes after the forces failed to capture the capital of kyiv and other cities in the north. however, the wall street journal reports that ukrainian officials say moscow s aims likely go far beyond seizing the donbas region and mr. putin