He do? he comes out today and he do? he comes out today and he claims victory in mariupol, even though we know some ukrainian fighters are still at the steelworks. now, president putin will be acutely aware that, in two and a half weeks, russia will celebrate victory day, a big national holiday here where russia marks the defeat of nazi germany. he will be hoping that by that time, may nine, he can claim a victory, a big victory in ukraine, orat least in victory, a big victory in ukraine, or at least in eastern ukraine, or at least in eastern ukraine, will he be able to do that? that is another question. the united states is sending more military assistance to ukraine, including howitzer artillery pieces and phoenix ghosts drones, developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine s eastern front meant different equipment was required.
Thank you very much to steve. well, as we ve been reporting, president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine s eastern front meant different equipment was required. here s a little of what he had to say. today, i m announcing another $800 million to further augment ukraine s ability to fight in the east, in the donbass region. this package includes heavy artillery weapons, dozens of howitzers and 144,000 rounds of ammunition to go with those howitzers. it also includes more tactical drones. in the past two months, we ve moved weapons and equipment to ukraine at record speed. we ve sent thousands of anti armour and anti missile helicopters, drones, grenade launchers, machine guns, rifles, missiles, radar systems. more than 50 million rounds of ammunition has already been sent. the united states alone has provided 10 anti armour systems for every russian tank that in in ukraine a ten to one ratio.
This is bbc news. the headlines: the united states is sending another $800 million worth of military assistance to ukraine, including howitzer artillery pieces and phoenix ghost drones developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine s eastern front meant different equipment was required. officials in afghanistan say dozens of people have been killed in four bomb attacks across the country. the first explosion killed more than 30 worshippers in a shia mosque in the northern city of mazar i sharif. the group that calls itself islamic state said it carried out two of the attacks. florida lawmakers have voted to strip disney of its self governing status in a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of lgbt issues in schools.
This is bbc news. the headlines: the united states is sending another $800 million worth of military assistance to ukraine, including howitzer artillery pieces and phoenix ghost drones developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine s eastern front meant different equipment was required. officials in afghanistan say dozens of people have been killed in four bomb attacks across the country. the first explosion killed more than 30 worshippers in a shia mosque in the northern city of mazar i sharif. the group that calls itself islamic state said it carried out two of the attacks. florida lawmakers have voted to strip disney of its self governing status in a move widely seen as retaliation for the company s opposition to a new state law limiting discussion of lgbt issues in schools.
Developed specifically for the ukraine conflict. president biden said the nature of the warfare on ukraine s eastern front meant different equipment was required. today, i m announcing another $800 million to further augment ukraine s ability to fight in the east in the donbas region. this package includes heavy artillery weapons, dozens of howitzers, and 144,000 rounds of ammunition to go with those howitzers. it also includes more tactical drones. in the past two months, we ve moved weapons and equipment to ukraine at record speed. we ve sent thousands of anti armour and antimissile helicopters, drones, grenade launchers, machine guns, rifles, radar systems. more than 15 million rounds of ammunition have already been sent. the united states alone has provided 10 anti armour systems for every one russian tank that s in ukraine, a ten to one ratio. we re sharing and will continue to share significant timely intelligence with ukraine to help defend them against russian aggression.