so, u.s. officials said the first promise to american howitzer cannons have arrived in ukraine today. we know that some of the ammunitions that were promised in president biden s aide, 8 million hundred dollar aid package, was supposed to arrive over the weekend. a crucial part of that, 144,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, the ukrainians have said over and over and over again that thing that they need the most badly as it shifts to a world war ii in the eastern front is artillery. now, 144,000 rounds that sounds like an awful lot. at the current temple of fighting, that will last about three weeks, dara. now, that is not a long time. but that is an absolutely crucial stopgap as the ukrainians tried to hold their lines in the east. you heard secretary blinken there, being asked about reports that some funds
There. also just into cnn, heavy fighting in the donetsk as well as luhansk regions over the last 24 hours have resulted in russia taking over 42 more settlements. a presidential adviser made the remarks on thursday evening on television and she adds the military expects to get them back on friday. meanwhile, president biden announcing another $800 million in military aide will be heading to ukraine and those weapon shipments include howitzer cannons, 144,000 artillery rounds. an attack drone the pentagon tailored to ukraine s needs. nic robertson joins me with more. nic, i wanted to focus on the comments from the czech foreign minister who is talking about the dire situation in mariupol has said that nato involvement in mariupol evacuations would be
Sending high-powered military hardware to ukraine, but what happens after it gets there? that is the concern, sources tell us. so far the u.s. has sent more than $2.5 billion worth of military aid to ukraine, including a new shipment that landed in the region just this week with helicopters, howitzer cannons and military drones, among other things. cnn s katie beau willis is following the developments. is the worry these weapons could potentially fall into the russians hands at some point? not exactly. the risk is a little bit more long term than that. u.s. officials acknowledge that there is a possibility that at the close of this conflict, some of this free flow of arms could wind up on the black market and end up in the hands of militaries and militias the united states didn t intend to arm, similar to what s happened in past conflicts where the united states has armed one side or the other. but the reason for this, as you mention, is that the united
Mariupol. russian strikes continue to hammer other areas in southern and eastern ukraine. kharkiv at least two killed, 18 injured after cruise missile attack. to the south in luhansk, damaged facilities including oil refinery. as the white house says more weapons, ammunition and other military aid has started arriving in ukraine. first time it s additional high-powered equipment, helicopters, howitzer cannons and more drones. russian military claimed it shot down aircraft with western military equipment over odesa. but unable to verify that claim or if any shipments were arriving there. another leader killed in
Live in lviv, ukraine. russian military issued ultimatum to all fighters in mariupol, lay down weapons, leave the city, effective immediately. until 1:00 p.m. local time to comply. russia s defense ministry claiming to have shot down a plane with military aid from the west. supposedly near odesa but no confirmation. u.s. says first shipment of heavy weapons has arrived ahead of renewed russian offensive expected any time. 18 howitzer cannons and artillery rounds which may last only a few days. white house scrambling to secure more ammunition for ukraine as soon as possible. since the war began, tens of thousands of ukrainians have