says, russian warship, go f yourself. it is the rallying cry for the war here incident to bring in barbara starr. barbara, president biden told president zelenskyy that the u.s. is sending an $800 million security package. what all is the pentagon sending? reporter: well, brianna, these are the heavy weapons that the ukrainians have been asking for. the u.s. had been nervous about sending heavy weapons, worried that it might appear escalatory. let s look at part of the list you have up there. how witsers, helicopters, early warning radars. hundreds also of heavy vehicles. this is a package that is specifically tailored for the fight in the donbas that we have all been talking about. because the terrain out there is flat, open. it is going to be a fight against thousands, if not tens
literally said russian warship, go f yourself. listen to it. [ inaudible ] [ bleep ] ukraine s president said the fietsers coiled have been awarded the title of hero of ukraine. and alisyn and victor, that is the latest from the ground. that is just incredible, bravery to hear. it is chilling to hear how they had to make that choice in that second. then they knew would end their lives. certainly. erin, thank you. erin burnett was there in
will be hit. acknowledge. russian warship, go f yourself. that took place right down here on snake island, an island off the coast. a all of those ukrainian soldiers who were defending that island reportedly killed. russian forces have also seized control of the chernobyl power plant in northern ukraine. you can see where that is on the map here. the site of the world s worst nuclear disaster. they are holding the staff hostage, we are told. israel, paris, berlin, london, most importantly, in cities across russia. police cracking down making hundreds of arrests in a rare show of dissent. cnn is recovering this crisis
between ukrainian soldiers on an island in the black see and an officer of the russian navy. i want to show you a transcript of what was said. an officer on the russian warship apparently approached the island and told soldiers, this is a russian military warship. i suggest you lay down your weapons to avoid bloodshed and needless casualties. otherwise, you will be bombed. to which a ukrainian responded, russian warship, go f yourself. it appears it may have been the ukrainian soldier s last words. we re told all the ukrainian soldiers there all of them were killed. we want to bring in the european affairs alexander vindman. colonel thank you so much for joining us. what s your take first of all on this state of the battle and how
keep russian forces from advancing towards kyiv. and listen to this recording of russians ordering 13 ukrainian guards to surrender on a strategic island in the south. but they responded with defiance. russian warship, go f yourself. that moment now going viral. they were defending snake island. all were reportedly killed. russian forces seized control of chernobyl power plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster.