they stretch through the towns and cities of the donbas, and they go all the way to that southern besieged port city of mariupol. now, the ukrainians say that their lines are holding, for now. they say the russians have made only minor breakthroughs so far along two different axes, but this is going to be a very difficult fight for the ukrainians. they have had a lot of time to prepare for it. they have sent some of their best troops to the east, but some of the advantages they ve had in and around kyiv will not be available to them as the fighting shifts. this more kind of world war ii-style confrontation, the ukrainians have been very successful with guerilla-style hit-and-run tactics, but this is likely to be larger, pitched battles, tanks and artillery going up against each other. this is a fight president zelenskyy says his forces can win, but only if they get the heavy weapons they need from the united states, from nato allies.
technical military operation will continue in ukraine. and that russia s objectives will met. now, the fighting in the east very different from what we ve seen around kyiv. the ukrainian homefield advantage, likely to dissipate, as the fighting shifts from the donbas. jonathan, remember, russian forces have been fighting in the donbas since 2014. they know the terrain. they know the ground. it s a very different situation from them wandering their way through the streets of the suburbs around the capital city. we re likely to see large pitch battles in the east. russia s supply lines much shorter than they ve been previously. so unclear that the ukrainians will be able to mound the kind of mobile hit and run tactics that have worked so well for them up to this point. president zelenskyy said this is a battle that his side can win. but as he and all of his officials continue to insist, every single chance they get, they need more weapons, and they
threatened by russian forces. we know that as the ukrainian president was meeting with four european presidents, there were air raids across the capitol. neil? neil: thanks, trey. now to mark meredith on the package of additional aid that the ukrainians are getting. the president spelled it out with president zelensky today. another $800 million worth. mark meredith is here to break it down. it s a lot of money a lot of equipment. the pentagon is outlining how it hopes to assist ukraine as the war has no end in sight. this $800 million package is the result of multiple phone calls between president biden and president zelensky and here lloyd austin and his counterpart in ukraine. we are getting a better idea of how the weaponry that the u.s. is sending is going to help as fighting shifts to southeastern ukraine in the donbas region. the latest list includes