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Events that would lead to u.s. troops more actively involved in what's happening in ukraine other than what we have just seen recently? >> christi, i don't. i don't think you'll see u.s. troops cross that red border. that's a hard line to cross for the united states. getting that equipment to that polish border and convoying it into ukraine across a great distance. the javelins, the drones, the switchblades, all of the ammunition, metric tons of equipment. so the ukraine capability of getting that from the border to the battlefield is just incredible as well as getting it from the united state...

Do so. and then send them forward, the drones, so the ukrainian military can use them. you mentioned the javelins. that is another extremely, extremely important fight for the ukrainian military. they're against the russians in ukraine. another one that has already been pretty effective and is likely to be more effective in this next phase of this military campaign is the stinger. it is an anti aircraft missile. it is able to take out russian aircraft like helicopters. >> and so, what about the numbers? there is a serious gap between what ukraine is asking for, and what's the united states eve...

Front lines. >> and talk to me about what you're doing now. >> what i'm doing is i'm coordinating the efforts of -- between the united states, between the charity we created in the united states -- actually my kids created this charity while i'm here. and i am finding protective gear and protective equipment that is needed for our soldiers on the frontline. mostly i find this in europe, but we are in need of funds to do this to buy those bulletproof vests, the helmets, the right optics, the drones, just the simple uniforms and things. that's what i'm doing. i'm just coordinating everything bet...

Have they been success? >> they have been successful with the surface-to-air missiles, plus the drones. and the russian air force, we're learning, doesn't seem to be that well tried and tested. while they did well in syria, those were most live ones and twos, jets flying together. this is a much bigger, more complex operation. and the russian air force has been staying mostly in russian airspace. you saw they got shot out of the sky. . >> i'm putting up a big map here of the entire land mass here. word from japan that russian warships seen basically on the move all the way off the coast of jap...

Erica? >> elizabeth cohen, thanks so much for keeping on top with us. good morning to you. i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm erica hill. remarkable news out of mariupol. survivors beginning to emerge from the rubble as the bombed theatre, you can see the remnants of it there had been used to shelter for hundreds of men, women and children. we should tell you at this moment, it is not clear how many people are still alive who were sheltering in that theatre. this heinous attack carried out despite very clear messages on either side of the building, visible from the air in the days leading up to it. i t...