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These drones support the tactics that the Ukrainians have effectively used to exact a heavy toll on incoming Russian forces.

John was showing the map a minute ago, the donbas is much more open than what we've seen before so perhaps we're talking about something that moves more toward the turkish made drone which has a higher speed, a longer distance and carry multiple different weapons and maybe that's what we're talking about here. something that can be used in that more open ground to get over bigger distances, lighter a little longer and strike harder. right now, though, it really is a mystery exactly what the phoenix drone is all about, the phoenix ghost, but obviously with 700 of the switchblade drones already ...

Of this visit, as well, is that you know the ukrainians state has survived. >> yeah. and when we hear president zelenskyy say, you know, um, hope they don't come empty handed. with just cakes. i mean, what is it he is expecting here? we have heard the united states in the last few weeks announce $800 million or so of support. i mean, two packages in less than a few weeks. so, what is he expecting? >> well, there's obviously there's you know, there are still critical needs for switchblade drones, for example. you know, the ukraine may do with more javelins. but i think the -- the -- what we hav...

Bodies. adding there's evidence that russian forces were dumping bodies there in bulk, literally by the truckload every day for weeks. in a statement, it's been a horror story of violations perpetrated against civilians and international humanitarian law has not been ignored but seemingly tossed aside. the united states continues to do what it can to answer ukraine's massive need for arms, sending almost $3.4 billion in aid to ukraine since the start of the war on february 24th. the first rounds of the latest military aid package will be in the hands of ukrainian forces by the end of this week...

To talk to you about some of what the new aid includes, right, that these, there are phoenix ghost drone systems that were made by the air force specifically for ukraine. the pentagon spokesperson john kirby says they are similar to switchblade drones but wouldn't elaborate on the differences. how could they use tools like this and do you know the difference? differences? >> well the most important thing you can do with these is either take out the artillery or more importantly the command post that are directing the artillery or the radar sets that are activating the russian acquisition syste...