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another thing you told wolf, you said we've got to make sure we're staying behind them and supporting them. can you elaborate on what that means in terms of u.s. aid? >> it means continuing to give them the kinds of things that they need most in this counteroffensive. and i would add that in the months leading up to the counteroffensive, we fulfilled everything on the ukrainian shopping list. everything that they said they needed for the counteroffensive, they got including training in something we call combined arms maneuver. and we're continuing do that, willing to continue to train ukrainian forces. but more critically we're giving them the tools and weapons that they need to break through the russian offenses. d >> they have been saying that they need more air power. and i understand the training. but they have been calling for more sooner. one big concern is do you have the will of the public. i was struck by the n polling in the last few days that only 45% of americans, this is across parties respect said they believe congress should
you're not seeing either side really fly a lot of manned aircraft over ukraine. the russians, when they launch the cruise missiles, if they're going to ukraine air space, they go in for a little bit. they launch the missile and get out. they don't want to get shot down because the ukrainian air defenses are getting better almost every week. it's not a lot of manned aircraft. they've got some, but quite frankly, what they really need in this counteroffensive, what they said they need and what we're trying to get them ready for is combined arms maneuver. that's the infantry, the capabilities and military all together so you can operate in open ground, open terrain. again, they've done very well with the training, and we think that they've got everything they need for that. >> admiral, willie geist has the next question. willie? >> admiral, good morning. what has been the advice and counsel from the united states, from the biden administration toward president zelenskyy and the ukrainian military about attacking within the borders of russia? that was one of the reasons we were skeptical when this news broke yesterday, and many others
helping the ukrainians plan and prepare for the fighting we think they're going to be facing in the spring and summer months as the weather gets better. that will rely a lot on what we call combined arms maneuver. field forces effectively in open terrain and move them. that's why the bradley tanks and all of these vehicles will be quite effective. >> let's go to london and bring in salma abdelaziz. how did this deal come together? how many total tanks will the ukrainians receive from the west? >> this deal came together in the way a lot of things have come together in this conflict, in lock step with the united states and its allies. germany did not want to send tanks on its own. it's absolutely gotten the wish. the united states is sending over 30 abrams tanks and across europe some le 0 leopard tanks making their way to ukraine. it's important to read the message here behind this announcement. this is absolutely a huge
the offense. the fighting we are seeing and the fighting that we would expect to see come spring is really reliant on what we call combined arms maneuver. a fancy way of saying, being able to fight effectively in open terrain, as you heard the president talk about. tanks are a key part of that. we never took tank off the table. we did speak honestly about some of the challenges that would come with abrams tanks. they are the most sophisticated in the world, as you noted. they require a pretty hefty supply chain. they will require some unique maintenance and operational requirements on the ukrainians, which is why we want to make sure we get them trained up. that training will start very soon. then the tanks will follow. the idea is really to show we have a long-term commitment to the kinds of fighting we think the ukrainians are going to be doing. >> there is now some reporting out of ukraine that their defense minister will ask for f-16s. they have been asking for fighter jets. is that the next step? >> we don't blame president zelenskyy for continuing to seek advanced capabilities and systems.
At the very least they need to be prepared to deter Russian or Chinese agression. Here's What You Need to Remember: While the Army naturally does not expect or seek a particular conflict with near-peer nations like Russia and China, the service is indeed acutely aware of the rapid pace of their military modernization and aggressive activities. The Army is developing its weapons, technologies and platforms with a greater emphasis on being ready for great-power, mechanized force-on-force war in order maintain cross-the-board readiness and deter near-peer adversaries from unwanted aggression. While the service aims to be prepared for any conceivable contingency, to include counterinsurgency, counterterrorism and hybrid-type conflicts, the Army has been shifting its focus from 15-years of counterinsurgency war and pivoting its weapons development toward major-power war.