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Pledged $1.3 billion worth of military aid to ukraine. is this enough for ukraine to win in whatever is about to happen in the east? >> it's a good start, alisyn. when we were operating in iraq and in afghanistan we were spending quite a bit more than that on our own armed forces there. this is a good start. we need to keep up the pipeline. some of the systems you see there are going to have a terrific he can on the battlefield. radar and howitzerhowitzers. i would like to see longer range systems deployed. i would like to see more helicopters. helicopters gives you battlefield agility. you ca...

>> well, intelligence, number one. we can tell where these things are coming from. sharing that with the ukrainians, giving them more counter fire radar so they can identify the point of origin. more longer range systems that help them reach where those things are coming from. and especially anti-ship missiles because russian navy black fleet ships that are launching missiles into mariupol. we have to text them. >> with doing that well enough? >> no. we are not yet at the speed and the quantity that is needed. now, u.s. logistics is the best in the world once we get going. and i would anticipa...

Anti-aircraft systems and munitions for those systems. >> now those longer range systems of course is something that ukrainian officials have been talking about that would be more helpful to them, helping them shoot down russian planes. of course, it doesn't sound like they have made it to ukraine yet based on what the president was saying. he did say they are going to be sending drones to ukraine, which is something big that ukrainian officials have been asking for. >> the president also warned that could go on for a long time, which is obviously a prudent thing to point out. >> yeah. he did ...

Long range missiles in many cases to try to reach these ukrainian cities. and i'm curious, what are your sources telling you about possible chemical attacks, as well? >> reporter: well, david, the russians are relying on the longer range systems, moving them to the border and firing into ukraine by russia, because they are afraid they will be taken by the ukrainians if they move them inside ukraine. and the concern about chemical weapons is enormous. they feel putin will use them and we've learned it would likely be in the south of ukraine and then, of course, blame ukraine, david. >> and mart...

Tactics we learned from the americans. >> reporter: the u.s. and its allies initially believed russia would own the skies over ukraine just days after their invasion. but the spokesman for ukraine's air force says they were ready. >> translator: we've been preparing for this scenario for eight years. it cannot be said that our military did not think this would happen. we've destroyed 100 aircraft and 123 helicopters already. >> reporter: a lot of russian aircraft have been taken down by shoulder-launched missiles supplied by western allies. but the ukrainians still separate longer range system...