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good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after weeks of intense earthquake activity in the south—west of iceland, this volcano finally erupted late last night. the length of the crack you can see here is more than two miles long. the eruption is close to the fishing town of grindavik, which was evacuated last month, though so far the lava seems to be flowing away from it. for now, the eruption is not expected to halt international air travel as it did in 2010. our correspondent nick beake joins us from near the town of vogar at the edge of the exclusion zone now. sophie, it...

good morning to you. i'm jessica dean in washington. jim sciutto is off today. we're following several major stories this morning. overnight ukraine rocked by a barrage of russian missiles. the defense minister saying it's the most massive missile attack since the invasion began in februariment we know power is out in several regions including parts of the capital kyiv. we'll be live on the ground ahead. plus, the u.s. reinstating covid tests for travelers coming from china as beijing drops its own restrictions despite an overwhelming surge in cases. a fresh apology from southwes...

Overnight the u.s. vowing more support for taiwan amid continuing threats from china. the biden administration approving a $180 million arms stale that could include antitank systems. cnn's pentagon current oren liebermann is joining us with more. can you break this down how this is different from what the u.s. pljed previously? >> broadly speaking, the intent is the same. first, the capability. this is a volcano system capable of dispersing antitank mines over a given area. even if this system isn't something we haven't seen the u.s. give high want or the taipei offices, diplomatic office ove...