US rushes $400 million in aid to Ukraine as Russia launches new offensive

now to the war in Ukraine and this morning fighting around the country’s second largest city is intensifying after a major Russian offensive ABC’s llama Hassan joins us now from London with more on this good morning llama yeah good morning to you Gio that’s right tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have been massing along the border with Ukraine in the northeastern part of the country moving in with some of the fiercest fighting for months trying to push through Ukraine’s defense line this morning Ukraine on the defense after Russian forces launched a major new push in northeastern Ukraine in a pre-dawn surprise attack Russian soldiers moved across the Ukrainian border towards harke Ukraine’s second largest city trying to break through its defensive lines from the air using guided aerial bombs and on the ground with heavy artillery these satellite images shown the effects of fighting in vachan Fire and smoke visible from above First Responders trying to extinguish these homes set a blaze in the wake of the Russian attack leaving at least two people injured heavy shelling forcing families to flee Vach Chans and other nearby towns in a statement president zalinski saying we are adding more forces to harke both along our state border and along the entire front line some believing Russia used the delay in Us weapons as an opportunity to intensify its attacks and widen the war the new offensive comes just as the US announces a $400 million Aid package critical to bolstering Ukraine’s air defense and security needs including Patriot missiles Stingers Bradley and Javelin anti-tank systems National Security adviser John Kirby telling the press that it is possible that Russia will make further advances in the coming weeks and over time the influx of us assistance will enable Ukraine to withstand these attacks over the course of 2024 and the delivery of this new US shipment of weapons is crucial for Ukraine right now because some believe that this massive Russian attack could potentially be the start of its fullscale summer offensive that many had been fearing J all right we’ll be watching that llama thank you

Kyiv rushes reinforcements to the Kharkiv region as fighting rages on.

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50 comments

  6. 400,000, 000 _ MILLIONS TO UKRAINE BUT NOTHING FOR ISRAEL OR THE USA _ BI- DEMS LIES FOR THE TIMES CYOT COVER YOUR OWN TRACKS.😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮❤❤

  10. This is so sickening … meanwhile Americans are struggling… have opioid crisis migrant crisis homelessness that the u.s can’t help with but can give trillions to other countries is crazy the only reason Ukraine haven’t gave in because Biden is funding them … that is not our fight!!!!!!!!!

  15. The US always late to the fight. Since 2022 the US has hobbled Ukraine. Wake up US war is war. Would you just fight on your turf. Give them everything. By your delays you have invited this. If you had given everything right from the start without conditions Ukraine could have been in Crimea now and Russia would have had its arse kicked. It would have been too costly for Russia to continue. America your weak. Stand up beside the brave soldiers of Ukraine who YOU have let down badly and cost a lot of unnecesary lives. All I read here is a lot of moaning from yanks with no balls.

  19. The USA Government is a Rogue Entity. It has been overtaken by The Globalist Liberal International Order. They are using NATO to bully Russia and Israel to control the Middle East. This is all to control Chinese Industry.
    Control the fuel , control the
    country. Control the Food you control the people.

  20. Didn't WASHINGTON DC just give them ANOTHER 60 something BILLION DOLLARS, FINANCIALLY RAPE, PUT AMERICANS ANOTHER $100 BILLION FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES!
    WHILE TELLING AMERICANS OUR BORDER, SECURITY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE UKRAINE AND ISRAEL AND NOW TAIWAN ONE OF THE RICHEST COUNTRY'S IN THE WORLD COMES FIRST!
    LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU AMERICANS GET TIRED OF SERVING UKRAINE, ISRAEL!

  22. When will this UNVETTED CHARITY END? ENOUGH is ENOUGH! AMERICAN CITIZEN'S are FOOD INSECURE, are at the MERCY of UTILITY MONOPOLIES, have SHELTER challenges (homeless), but somehow OUR TAX dollars keep going ABROAD! STOP two-party politics NOW!

  25. We need to stop funding this slaughter and push for a cease fire and broker peace. Russia will not surrender and is threatening to use nukes. Biden is owned by the Ukraine because of the proof they hold about His and Hunters corruption.

  26. Why the news look so phony and cringe now 😂😂😂 the way it flashes images of fancy phony white people .. or the anchor acting like she knows whats going on an everything is always undercontrol

  29. Always too little too late from the west.They keep supplying weapons to keep the fight going ,but not enough for ukraine to win.The west is always a step behind.They need to have balls like Netanyahu.

  30. This is all are taxes every one In AMERICA. . Going to Mexicans and Ukraine And all sorts of disgusting entitled disrespectful people who spit on America. Have at it RUSSIA 🇷🇺 ❤

  33. Folks, the WEF have a a major financial interest in Ukraine. The WEF control the US President and the UK and Canadian Prime Minister. This is all coming out of Davos with the global communist party of Klause Schwab. Putin is laughing at the western democracies failing again through the WEF.l

  34. 400 millions???Enough taxpayers money to clean up Skid Row,better education and health care for US citizens instead of sending it to Ukraine for the very angry Bear to destroy

  35. Wow more money wasn't it 75billion I could barely afford deodorant after bills man the leaders are idiots Russia still guna take them out

  37. Barack Obama the president of usa and his puppet corupt joe biden are giving America away a billion at a time .

  39. With America involved in two major wars ? How in the world of "Zeus's butthole" isn't Trump running all over sleepy Joe in the polls by a landslide.🤔

  42. So where is our 400 million dollar care package for this US Government attack on us, it's own people?

    Plus all of the tornado and fire damage that is taking Americans homes and lives, where is their help?

  47. People need to know Biden is compromised and is a national security threat.
    He is being blackmailed, and is committing High Treason.

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