the first days against some of the tanks that were at the front of that convoy that is currently sitting north of kyiv. we re talking about stinger missiles that can be used to shoot down russian airplanes. anti-armor equipment as well as ammunition. so that weaponry is flowing in. but one of the real challenges is the u.s., and these other nato members have, in trying to get this assistance to ukraine right now, how do you get it safely in the country, particularly when the air space is contested, there s no clear indication of where or when it is safe to use certain roads, because we re seeing just from what molly was describing, about this latest humanitarian corridor being called off for now, because of continued shelling. so there are immense logistical challenges for all of these countries, including the eu, which is now financing ukrainian weapons for the first time, germany sending hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles, to the ukrainians as well. and dealing with really tough
middle of a playground, that as ukraine s neighborhoods become battlefields. this family of 15 forced to flee their home after it was damaged by shelling. young anita asking her mother what if something happens tonight? where will we go? and now the global community standing in solidarity with ukraine on top of those harsh sanctions, germany now sending anti-tank weapons and the u.s. announcing an additional $350 million in military aid including critically stingers, those shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. president biden today saying putin will pay a serious price for this short-term and long term. you have two options. start a third world war, go to war with russia physically or two, make sure that a country that acts so contrary to international law ends up paying
protesters with a brave show of spirit. another $200 million in security assistance approved by the white house over the weekend. after they approved $350 million just a couple of weeks ago. we see the white house and the biden administration moving quickly here. more than half a billion dollars in a couple of weeks. and it s getting in within days. anti-tank, anti-armor, anti-aircraft missiles, and more. in the meantime, jake sullivan will meet his chinese counterpart in rome in hours. this comes as reports are that russia is asking china for military assistance. steven, the headline, china possibly giving military, not
they ve got enough on their hands inside of ukraine right now with what s happening around kyiv, the east, and down south, or it could be, as jim says wharks they re trying to do is choke off that supply line of javelins, anti-aircraft missiles, other supplies so that they can hurry up this operation and starve the ukrainian forces of the equipment that s proved so successful on the battlefield thus far. jim, i know you ve been doing some excellent reporting. you ve been doing a lot of excellent reporting throughout this war. but right now you re doing reporting on the weapons that russia is using in this assault on ukraine. tell our viewers what you re learning. reporter: that s right. with my colleague, and what u.s. officials have noticed over these last 2 1/2 weeks since the invasion started is that the russian air force in particular has been relying more on dumb bombs, as they re known, not precision-guided munitions, than precision-guided munitions,
ammunition, fuel, food. so what you have here is that dynamic in action. russian troops are operating in more areas right now. you can see them moving from the south. you can see them trying to close in on kyiv. but to an extent, the offensive seems to have been stalled there. you have seen the effect of weapons like the stinger, the anti aircraft missiles. big armys depend on armor. if you can take out what one person can carry. a possess ant with a cross bow could take out. the javelin is a perfect example. anti-tank weapon that one person can fire. this is what the biden