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  • Russia Ukraine Weapons WEB
  • March 17, 2022
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  • Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: HFR - RUSSIA – UKRAINE –WEAPONS (TV) HEADLINE: What are the Weapons Used in Ukraine? TEASER: Ukraine-Russia Fight Likened to David and Goliath Match Up PUBLISHED: 3/17/2022 at 11:40am BYLINE: Carla Babb WRITER: DATELINE: Pentagon SCRIPT EDITORS: AP, Bowman VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, AFP, Reuters, AP, see script for courtesies PLATFORMS: WEB TV _X_ RADIO )) VIDEO APPROVER: MAS EDITOR NOTES: HFR Thursday at around noon//BALANCE READ NEEDED)) [[ANCHOR]] Some analysts liken the fight for Ukraine to the Biblical story of David, who slew the giant Goliath. The Goliath Russia has the world’s second largest military. But Ukraine has made a remarkable defensive stand against its gigantic neighbor, aided by weapons supplied by the Pentagon and NATO, as VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports. ((TAKE PACKAGE)) ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “In some ways it is a David-Goliath match up. But you know, David had a rock. Ukraine's got a lot of rocks.” ((Courtesy Ukrainian Armed Forces)) Weapons potent enough to ground a Russian helicopter like this one seen in a video posted by the Ukrainian military; ((Mandatory: US Dept of Defense)) the fiery fall a likely signature of a Stinger anti-aircraft missile. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “So, you get a lot of these out there, you start having the ability to protect critical facilities and towns from drone and from helicopters that might be bringing in troops.” ((NARRATOR)) ((US Dept. Of Defense)) U.S. officials say allies have sent thousands of Stingers: heat-seeking missiles with a range of about 5 kilometers, small enough to carry on foot. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “It’s something you could hide in a place until it was time to fire.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Russian military footage)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) Russia amassed up to 190,000 troops around Ukraine’s borders before sending them in to battle Ukraine’s some 170,000 troops plus tens of thousands of reserves. But officials say hundreds of Moscow’s T-90 and T-72 B3M battle tanks have been taken out by these.. ((Mandatory” US Dept. Of defense)) ((NATS)) .. javelins. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “They're anti-tank, anti-vehicle weapons that are heat-seeking. So you don't have to be sort of a sniper and get a precise target.” ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “And part of what makes the javelin so good is the warhead. It’s effective as a top-attack, where it hits the top of the turret which is the least protected part of any tank. It doesn’t have to go through the front, which is the thickest part.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Ukrainian Armed Forces)) U.S. officials say they have sent more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian forces during the first few days of the war, boosting the country’s defensive capabilities. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “When you fire it, then you can move, so it protects. The gunner is less vulnerable.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy: Warleaks – Military Blog)) ((Courtesy: YouTube)) ((NAT BOOM of Iskander or Kalibr missile)) But Russia has its own effective firepower, firing hundreds of Iskander missiles, with a range of 500km, ((end courtesy)) and Kalibr missiles with a range of up to even five times farther, an overwhelming advantage in the skies. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype logo)) “Russia has the ability to hit targets in western Ukraine all the way at Ukraine's border. And these are designed to take out big targets, to take out runways, to take out military bases and facilities.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) These missiles launch from Russian ships at sea, bombers in the air, or from vehicles on the ground, and would complicate any effort to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, ((Courtesy: Warleaks – Military Blog)) ((Courtesy: YouTube)) ...as Kyiv has repeatedly requested, and the Biden administration has ruled out. But experts say these Russian missiles could be running low. And even though Moscow has more warplanes, Putin may be holding them back. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “If Russia, Russian aircraft are heavily used and damaged in this fight, if they're spending all of their munitions, well then they're potentially exposed in a potential conflict with NATO.” ((NARRATOR)) Russia stands accused of using cluster bombs, dumb bombs or imprecise bombs, and even thermobaric weapons, despite an international ban on using them near civilian populations. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory skype)) “When the military gets stuck, they oftentimes resort to these sort of brutal, bloody tactics. And that's the Russian military. We've seen it.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) All while officials say Russian troops face food and fuel shortages, ((Ukrainian Defense Minister)) ...and stiff resistance from motivated Ukrainians. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) (Mandatory Skype] “The Russians are about 10 days away from being able to continue what they're doing because they have manpower issues, serious troop morale desertions, these kind of things.... The fact that they're asking for China for help, the fact they're asking Syrians to come in and fight, these are all indicators that they're in trouble and they know it.” ((CARLA BABB VOA NEWS))
  • Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: HFR - RUSSIA – UKRAINE –WEAPONS (TV) HEADLINE: What are the Weapons Used in Ukraine? TEASER: Ukraine-Russia Fight Likened to David and Goliath Match Up PUBLISHED: 3/17/2022 at 11:40am BYLINE: Carla Babb WRITER: DATELINE: Pentagon SCRIPT EDITORS: AP, Bowman VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, AFP, Reuters, AP, see script for courtesies PLATFORMS: WEB TV _X_ RADIO )) VIDEO APPROVER: MAS EDITOR NOTES: HFR Thursday at around noon//BALANCE READ NEEDED)) [[ANCHOR]] Some analysts liken the fight for Ukraine to the Biblical story of David, who slew the giant Goliath. The Goliath Russia has the world’s second largest military. But Ukraine has made a remarkable defensive stand against its gigantic neighbor, aided by weapons supplied by the Pentagon and NATO, as VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports. ((TAKE PACKAGE)) ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “In some ways it is a David-Goliath match up. But you know, David had a rock. Ukraine's got a lot of rocks.” ((Courtesy Ukrainian Armed Forces)) Weapons potent enough to ground a Russian helicopter like this one seen in a video posted by the Ukrainian military; ((Mandatory: US Dept of Defense)) the fiery fall a likely signature of a Stinger anti-aircraft missile. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “So, you get a lot of these out there, you start having the ability to protect critical facilities and towns from drone and from helicopters that might be bringing in troops.” ((NARRATOR)) ((US Dept. Of Defense)) U.S. officials say allies have sent thousands of Stingers: heat-seeking missiles with a range of about 5 kilometers, small enough to carry on foot. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “It’s something you could hide in a place until it was time to fire.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Russian military footage)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) Russia amassed up to 190,000 troops around Ukraine’s borders before sending them in to battle Ukraine’s some 170,000 troops plus tens of thousands of reserves. But officials say hundreds of Moscow’s T-90 and T-72 B3M battle tanks have been taken out by these.. ((Mandatory” US Dept. Of defense)) ((NATS)) .. javelins. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “They're anti-tank, anti-vehicle weapons that are heat-seeking. So you don't have to be sort of a sniper and get a precise target.” ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “And part of what makes the javelin so good is the warhead. It’s effective as a top-attack, where it hits the top of the turret which is the least protected part of any tank. It doesn’t have to go through the front, which is the thickest part.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Ukrainian Armed Forces)) U.S. officials say they have sent more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons to Ukrainian forces during the first few days of the war, boosting the country’s defensive capabilities. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “When you fire it, then you can move, so it protects. The gunner is less vulnerable.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy: Warleaks – Military Blog)) ((Courtesy: YouTube)) ((NAT BOOM of Iskander or Kalibr missile)) But Russia has its own effective firepower, firing hundreds of Iskander missiles, with a range of 500km, ((end courtesy)) and Kalibr missiles with a range of up to even five times farther, an overwhelming advantage in the skies. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype logo)) “Russia has the ability to hit targets in western Ukraine all the way at Ukraine's border. And these are designed to take out big targets, to take out runways, to take out military bases and facilities.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) These missiles launch from Russian ships at sea, bombers in the air, or from vehicles on the ground, and would complicate any effort to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, ((Courtesy: Warleaks – Military Blog)) ((Courtesy: YouTube)) ...as Kyiv has repeatedly requested, and the Biden administration has ruled out. But experts say these Russian missiles could be running low. And even though Moscow has more warplanes, Putin may be holding them back. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory Skype)) “If Russia, Russian aircraft are heavily used and damaged in this fight, if they're spending all of their munitions, well then they're potentially exposed in a potential conflict with NATO.” ((NARRATOR)) Russia stands accused of using cluster bombs, dumb bombs or imprecise bombs, and even thermobaric weapons, despite an international ban on using them near civilian populations. ((Max Bergmann, Center for American Progress)) ((Mandatory skype)) “When the military gets stuck, they oftentimes resort to these sort of brutal, bloody tactics. And that's the Russian military. We've seen it.” ((NARRATOR)) ((Courtesy Russian Defense Ministry)) All while officials say Russian troops face food and fuel shortages, ((Ukrainian Defense Minister)) ...and stiff resistance from motivated Ukrainians. ((Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Former Commander U.S. Army Europe)) (Mandatory Skype] “The Russians are about 10 days away from being able to continue what they're doing because they have manpower issues, serious troop morale desertions, these kind of things.... The fact that they're asking for China for help, the fact they're asking Syrians to come in and fight, these are all indicators that they're in trouble and they know it.” ((CARLA BABB VOA NEWS))
  • NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
  • Network VOA
  • Embargo Date March 17, 2022 14:20 EDT
  • Byline Carla Babb
  • Brand / Language Service Voice of America
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