Russia UNLEASHES missiles on Ukraine as conflict intensifies

S. THEY DON'T RENAME IT THE MATRIX. OR SKYNET. >> Sandra: OKAY. THERE YOU GO. >> John: RUSSIA UNLEASHING A. NEW WAVE OF BALLISTIC MISSILES. AND JET POWERED DRONES ON. UKRAINE. THE NEW DRONES FLYING FASTER AND. HIGHER MAKING THEM HARDER TO. SHOOT DOWN AS THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO LOCK IN. NEARLY $400 MILLION IN MILITARY. AID BEFORE IT EXPIRES TOMORROW. CHIEF NATIONAL SECURITY. CORRESPONDENT JEN GRIFFIN LIVE. IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. >> HI, JOHN. A YEAR AGO THIS IRANIAN MODEL.

DRONE COULD FLY 100 MILES PER. HOUR USING A PROPELLER ENGINE. EASILY SHOT DOWN BY UKRAINIAN. INTERCEPTORS AND F-16 FIGHTER. PILOTS. NOW THE DRONE, 1 OF 3000 A MONTH. ASSEMBLED IN RUSSIA AND A. FACTORY CAN FLY TWICE AS FAST. AND MANEUVER TO HIT TARGETS IN. UKRAINE. MOST OF THEM CIVILIAN TARGETS. A RUSSIAN DRONE WITH A CHINESE. MADE POWERED ENGINE STRUCK THE. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN.

KYIV FORCING UKRAINE'S TOP. SCIENTISTS TO FLEE OUT THE. WINDOWS OF THE BURNING WRECKAGE. IT WAS THE DRONE'S ENGINE THAT. CAUGHT EXPERTS ATTENTION. >> WHAT IT'S DOING. A MUCH FASTER DRONE. ONE THAT THE GROUND BASED DRONE. INTERCEPTORS THAT UKRAINE FEELS. RIGHT NOW STRUGGLE TO INTERCEPT. NOT WITH THESE FASTER ONES THEY. ARE LIMITED TO THE F-16. INTERCEPTS AND THEY HAVE. INSUFFICIENT F-16 TO COVER THE. WHOLE COUNTRY AND GET THIS DONE.

>> A RADIO FREE EUROPE. INVESTIGATIVE TEAM FOUND 55. FOREIGN MADE PARTS FROM SEVEN. COUNTRIES IN THESE NEW RUSSIAN. MADE DRONES INCLUDING CHINESE. TELEFLEX TURBOJET ENGINES WHICH. CAN BE BOUGHT OFF THE SHELF FOR. UNDER $25,000. THE SATELLITE RECEIVER AND. CAMERAS ARE ALSO CHINESE. THE COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD IS MADE. IN THE U.S. UKRAINE'S DEFENSES WERE BUILT. AROUND THE SLOWER PROPELLER. DRIVEN DRONES THE RIGHT NOW IT'S. ONLY UKRAINIAN F-16 PILOTS WHO.

ARE CAPABLE OF SHOOTING THEM. DOWN. THE NEW FUNDS FROM THE. UNITED STATES ABOUT $400 MILLION. WHICH HAD BEEN HELD UP BY THE. PENTAGON WILL BE USED FOR PARTS. AND MAINTENANCE OF UKRAINE'S. F-16S BUT THEY NEED MORE FIGHTER. JETS. >> Interpreter: WE ARE SCALING. UP ALL OF IT. THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE. >> ZELENSKYY SAYS. PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE A FINAL. DECISION TO GRANT UKRAINE.

LICENSES TO PRODUCE PATRIOT. MISSILES FOLLOWING THEIR MEETING. IN NEW YORK LAST WEEK, BUT IT. WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS BEFORE THOSE. PATRIOTS WILL BE ASSEMBLED. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE AS RUSSIA. AND UKRAINE CONTINUE INNOVATING. ON THE BATTLEFIELD. >> John: IT'.