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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens more civilians were rescued Friday from the tunnels...

>> this our switch blade 300. >> reporter: are being sent to ukraine. >> he understand what the people in the ukraine are doing. this is our part to help. these weapons, they are weapons but what they are designed to do is stop tanks, stop artillery. stop what is going on over there. >> reporter: in the nose are cameras which scan the battle field sending video back to an operating controlling the switchblade from a tablet. once it finds the target the operator has the ability to essential dive bomb into the target and take out the target. one way mission. >> a one way mission. >> reporter: ka...

Literally. >> but the signals which control the switchblade can be jammed. and so far only 100 have reached the battle field. still, the weapon has earned wahidna-wabi a place along with vice president harris on the list of americans russia has sanctioned, it's not his first encounter with the russians. >> i was born and raised in afghanistan, and i left right at the beginning of the occupation of the soviet union in afghanistan back in the early 1980s. so in some respect this is very emotional and personal for me as well. >> reporter: at the age of 14, the oldest of four children, he learned ...

“This has been such a plastic conflict. … I think there's a lot of indications that the Ukrainians are doing a tremendous job,” said Mara Karlin, the assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans and capabilities. Given that, “you can plan more and more for things that would need greater training.”

Rocket launched missile systems that doubles the range to about 40 miles that is what the russian use and what we should use as well with counter boundaries they also could use drones not just handheld for switchblade but predator drones to carry hellfire missiles with that stand off time that they could use against deeper targets across the intelligence that we should be giving them that we can link the weapon systems with good intelligence. there is a reported meeting and i hope he is asking and then he said don't committee on —- empty-handed. the 20 other countries but there counselors an...