The united states has offered about five point six billion dollars in security assistance since the beginning of the invasion. But ucranian officials say that they need about ten times what's currently being offered. Could you survive, or be surviving, if those weapons had never come based on what you saw and experienced? I was in an anti armor squad myself, and i can tell you that a team of two people effectively stop an armored column from advancing is absolutely essential to carrying out an effective defence against the kind of forces that russia is using against ukraine. Yes. Think there's absolutely no question that that ukraine would not have been able to as effectively resist the russian offensive
The US is spending billions to arm Ukraine against Russian invaders. But without the proper training or supplies, Javelin missiles can only do so much.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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