tribute join you this morning in paying tribute to join you this morning in paying tribute to ukraine s fallen soldiers, who gave their lives for the freedom of this country. we talk about the freedom of this country. we talk about numbers and statistics a lot. but standing there in front of the graves but standing there in front of the graves of but standing there in front of the graves of the fallen, and seeing the photographs of each one, brings home powerfully photographs of each one, brings home powerfully the real story, the human story of powerfully the real story, the human story of lives lost, cut short, because story of lives lost, cut short, because of this horrific russian aggression. it s also a powerful reminder aggression. it s also a powerful reminder of the extraordinary resilience, courage and determination of the ukrainian people. determination of the ukrainian people, and ukraine s armed forces. this is people, and ukraine s armed forces. th
warning, it is distressing. the date of that video suggesting that it was filmed today. kostya ntynivka that it was filmed today. kostyantynivka is the city involved. it is near the front line, near bakhmut, and these are pictures of the aftermath. 3a people wounded that we know of. we don t know exactly the details of the attack, whether it was a missile or a shell, we don t have the details as yet, it is unconfirmed. us secretary of state antony blinken is in ukraine. he is in the capital kyiv, and he has been pledging continuing us support, military and economic support, military and economic support to ukraine. that includes $665.5 million in new military and civilian security assistance. in total, we ve committed over $113 billion in security assistance since the beginning of the russian aggression. now, since i was last here, almost exactly one year ago, ukrainian forces have taken back more than 50% of territory seized by russian forces since february of 2022. in the o