these images aired on russian state television. cnn is not in mariupol and ca cannot confirm. and in the city of kharkiv, images on social media appears to show explosions from cluster munitions in civilian areas. the u.n. says such attacks may mount to war crimes. for weeks now, ukraine s president has been pleading for heavier firepower from the international community, ask now the u.s. finally ready to deliver with a new $800 million security package. notably, it includes almost a dozen made soviet-era helicopters which can also be used as gunships. that s something zelenskyy asked specifically of president biden. anti-tank missiles, armored personnel carriers, protective equipment to guide against chemical attacks and european union announced its own military aid package with $544 million,