We are in jerusalem. It is day 21 of the war between israel and hamas. We are covering Breaking News. We were notified about an our ago that the United States has struck targets, airstrikes in syria. What they are saying is the two facilities were near abu come all syria. According to a senior u. S. Defense official they say one was a Weapons Storage Facility and the other was an ammo storage area. These are in syria, not iran. The strike back, of course, does not have anything to do the Administration Says with what is happening between israel and hamas. What it has to do with is the proxy groups of iran targeting u. S. Forces at these military installations in syria and iraq. There have been 16 of these attacks in the last eight days. In those attacks at least 21 servicemembers were wounded in some capacity. Most of them were minor, but some of those are temporary brain injuries. That is a big concern. Today, the United States struck back. Our or two of our breaking News Coverage. Le
would boost the morale of the ukrainians, it would hurt the morale of the russians. i know morale is a practical thing in wartime, but beyond just the morale factor, how important is this loss in terms of practical for the russians? it s important for the morale swing. the most vote was infamous, as that warship was involved in the snake accident in the beginning of the war. but in terms of practical abilities, it has supported the russia companion guided missile strikes, in particularly in areas. but that wasn t small proportion of air and missile strikes that russians have carried out throughout the war. as well as certainly a blow, it s not going to change the course of the campaign, i d say by depriving the russians of any capability. now, of course, with the russian warships backing off from the black sea coast, as you noted, not something that you would do if you had a fire in your ammunition area, it s likely going to deprive some of
russia companion guided missile strikes, in particularly in areas. but that wasn t small proportion of air and missile strikes that russians have carried out throughout the war. as well as certainly a blow, it s not going to change the course of the campaign, i d say by depriving the russians of any capability. now, of course, with the russian warships backing off from the black sea coast, as you noted, not something that you would do if you had a fire in your ammunition area, it s likely going to deprive some of those russian forces along the coast of air defenses against the ukrainian air force that some of these four ships have been providing. that might be a more immediate technical impact. but in terms of russian offensive capabilities, frankly, these warships have not been that essential to begin with. in terms of the ukrainian offensive capabilities, if ukraine is borne out, if they are correct that they will be able to sink this warship, effectively, with a missile strike,
regime. as we face a challenge of our very troubled world. live from new york city, 8:45 last night eastern time, donald trump orders tomahawk missiles to strike syria. 59 cruise missiles hit the airfield where the chemical act killed 80 tuesday. happening in a direct targeted way. the sharad airbase where the chemical attack came from. making sure russian targets were not struck as well. abby: making sure we destroy any capacity to do this again. we went after the airstrip, hangers, control tower, ammunition area and there was a warning in advance so people