is baking as fires rip through europe and temperatures soar across the u.s. we re live in rome and the cnn weather center for the latest. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in ukraine where emergency crews are on the scene following a barrage of russian missile strikes. officials say 13 missiles struck a city north of mykolaiv this morning leaving a number of people injured or killed. the targets were reportedly a military airfield and railway city. meanwhile, the major says his city was also rocked by powerful explosions. meanwhile, four more high rocket launchers are part of a new batch of u.s. military aid announced friday. the european union is pledging more than half a billion dollars in new security assistance. and american weapons are already making a mark on the battlefield, according to a senior u.s. defense official. ukrainians have destroyed more than 100 high-valued targets in recent weeks partly due to u.s
already. so in his head, there will be new campaigns where he will definitely attack odesa. and the only answer of the world is to give weaponry to ukraine. finally to give ukraine long-range missiles, fighters and that is the only answer to this aggression from putin and to restore international order. so, on that, i mean, that s why you were addressing congress and you gave the very touching and disturbing account of one young girl who lost her arm. you even how showed her picture brought her toy horse to show the congressmen. and you called what s happening in your country genocide. you were there to support a bipartisan move in congress to pass a bill condemning russia s actions as genocide. what difference would it make calling what s happened there genocide? first of all justice. it s really genocide and very much thankful for all senators and congressmen who sponsored this bill.