former president petro poroshenko. definitely, we need the military jets to cover the nuclear power station because nuclear contamination, do not see the border. reporter: nato would need to establish saw a no-fly zone over all of ukraine to stop the fighting, but nato war planes won t stop a ballistic or cruise missile launched from belarus or russia without expanding the conflict. then there is the issue of nato war planes being shot down. u.s. air force fighter pilot colonel scott o grady was famously shot down over boss nia in bosnia in 1985. u.s. marines had to be sent in to rescue him. the only no-fly zone that the u.s. is discussing right now is a possible no-fly zone over humanitarian corridors if they could ever be established. those would have to be established under the
and whether their steadfast resolve will flag. reporter: it certainly won t. they say this is our country, we re fighting for our families and for our homes. and they say we have overthrown two russian governments in the last dad. we ve done this before, we will certainly do it again with or without help. and they always point to this occupation idea that, yes, russia might be able to move in with troops, but they will stay here. there are 40 plus million of them, and there s no way russia can hold and occupy this country. it is remarkable to see the bravery of people here. farmers, teachers butchers, everyone picking up arms, sending their families, tragically, to safety and turning around. we saw these scene ises at the train station today, dozens of men standing out, waving the trains off as they turned to stay and fight. and fight, they will. and all they ask for is more support. eric? eric: every granny with a gun is
troops to be able to control those areas. the areas that they have already taken, they re going to have difficulty holding them because they have to leave troops there. the further if russian forces go into ukraine, the more vulnerable they ll be. arthel: and in kosovo you commanded a multi-national brigade which included ukrainian troops, is so you saw them in action. how did they perform? yes. in fact, in that multi-national brigade that i commanded included a russian battalion. the russian troops were tough, but the ukrainian troops, said say i would say they were fierce and disciplined. the ukrainians are going to fight for their country, so whatever president putin was thinking in invading, he got bad information because ukrainians are going to fight for their country. not only the military, but the citizens are going to fight for their country. they have the will to fight. arthel: and i want to right now
and what putin is doing, but it also shows the resilience of the ukrainian people. alexis mcadams in united states with the latest on that. reporter: hi, eric. yeah, as we watch those videos come in on social media, it s devastating to see what these people are going through. attacks by russian troops have continued again today. ukrainian troops still fighting back. this afternoon troops tried to shoot down a russian drone. gunfire ringing out as people tried to flee. watch this. [gunfire] money rocks money rocks . [inaudible conversations] [gunfire] reporter: people with their suitcases are trying to get out of the area. over in western ukraine firefighters, if you take a look at this new video, continue to search through rubble as they battle that blaze in vinnystia, the airport. more than half a dozen missiles
worth of military aid, and by the end of january that had been delivered. and in $350 million that was announced a week ago, 70% of that has been which included anti-armor capabilities, those javelin missiles, the stinger missiles, that had all been delivered this week. and in the coming days, we expect all of that to be delivered. so there s a constant flow of weapons going overland, and that s why when you hear major general pittard talking about setting up a corridor or taking over western ukraine and creating a humanitarian corridor there, you know, the secret is that that is how those weapons are getting in. so are you going to you re going to find yourself face to face with russian troops and the russian air force you start setting up a no-fly zone in any part of ukraine. the president has been very clear he s not sending u.s. troops to fight on ukrainian