Live updates: Russia invades Ukraine, NATO, G7, European Council leaders meet

Ukraine has up to date its in depth wishlist of extra army help from the US authorities prior to now a number of days to incorporate a whole bunch extra anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles than beforehand requested, in response to a doc offered to CNN that particulars the gadgets wanted.

The Ukrainians have submitted comparable lists in latest weeks however a latest request offered to US lawmakers seems to mirror a rising want for American-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles — with Ukraine saying it urgently wants 500 of every, day by day.

In each instances, Ukraine is asking for a whole bunch extra missiles than have been included in an analogous record not too long ago offered to US lawmakers, in response to a supply with data of each requests.

The brand new record comes because the Ukrainians have claimed they face potential weapons shortages amid an ongoing Russian assault — prompting some pushback from US and NATO officers who stress that extra army help is already going into the nation.

By March 7, lower than two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US and different NATO members had despatched about 17,000 anti-tank missiles and a pair of,000 anti-aircraft missiles into Ukraine.

Since then, NATO international locations, together with the US, have stored the pipeline of weapons and tools flowing, at the same time as Russia has threatened to focus on the shipments.