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On the hill, and we are in a situation where ukraine continues to be brutally attacked across the board, by these cluster munitions but have very high dead rates, a danger to civilians. number two, the ukrainians are running out of ammunition. the ammunition that they have been calling 155 millimeter weapons. this is a war relating to munitions, and they are running out of those, and we are low on it. so, i finally took the recognition of the defense department, not permanently, but to allow for...

— cause of the incident. more now on the desicion by the us to supply cluster bombs to ukraine. russia has described the decision as an act of desperation and weakness. president biden said he acted because ukraine was running low on ammunition. cluster bombs are banned by many countries because of the threat they pose to civilians. earlier i spoke to daryl kimball, executive director at the arms control association. we are disappointed and disagree with president biden�*s decision to transf...

155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer. ukraine claims the russians have poured as many as 50,000 troops into the defense of the town, dug in deep. the russians have fortified their positions and stand strong, commander dmitro tells me, but i think thats temporary. russian soldiers captured in the battle here told us the shelling on their positions was relentless. that was a high explosive anti-personnel munition fired at the direction of russian troops outside of bakhmut. as soon as they fire, ...

Them. live now to daryl kimball, executive director at the arms control association what do you make of this latest development? we what do you make of this latest development?— what do you make of this latest develoment? ~ . , what do you make of this latest develoment? . ., , ., development? we are disappointed and disauree development? we are disappointed and disa . ree with development? we are disappointed and disagree with president _ development? we are disappointed and disagree with pre...

William taylor, he is a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine and vice president of russian and european affairs at the u.s. institute of peace. ambassador thank you. i wonder what you make of the pentagons decision to send cluster munitions to ukraine. and the russians objections to it? >> so alicia this is as your reporter just set a hard decision by the administration. and i thought long and hard about this. the know the pros in the commons. the real problem is that both the ukrainians and the un...

Senator leahy put it bluntly and said its a serious mistake with devastating impact, and they went on to say the last thing we need is to risk a rupture with key allies over a weapon that the united states should be leading the global effort to prohibit. now, this was a decision that evolved over time within the biden administration. its one that they did not take lightly. the national security team eventually unanimously agreed to move forward. it was president biden who signed off on it. >> we...

Carry anywhere from dozens to hundreds of mini bombs. ukraine and russia are already using them. sometimes the bomblets dont explode and can later pose threats to civilians. the white house announcement on the cluster munitions comes as ukraine continues its counteroffensive against russia. ben wedeman is in eastern ukraine. do we expect the supply of these bombs to provide a significant boost to ukrainian forces? >> reporter: certainly ukrainians believe they will make a difference. theyre the ...

Weapons this is a war relating to munitions. and they are running out of that ammunition, and we are low on it. and so what i finally did took the recommendation of the defense department to not permanently, but to allow for this transition period where we have more 155 weapons that emit these shells for ukrainians to provide them with something that has a low dud rate. i think it is 150, which is the least likely. and its not used in civilian areas. they are trying to get through those trenches...

Running out of ammunition. the ammunition of the call, 155 millimeter weapons, this is a war relating to munitions. and they are running out of that munition and we are low on it. so, what i finally did was took the recommendation of the defense department, to not permanently, but to allow for this transition period, where we have more 155 weapons and shells for ukrainians to provide them with something that has a very low dud rate, i think it is about 1.50, and it is not to be used in civilian ...

Military assistance since russia launched its brutal war against ukraine. more than 44.1 billion in military assistance since russias initial invasion of ukraine back in 2014. some of the capability and todays $800 million package include - 155 todays $800 million package include — 155 mm rounds including dual—purpose improved conventional munitions or to victims, and 105 mm artillery rounds. an additional pair defence systems and high mobility rocket systems or himars. 0f rocket systems or ...