so the press service of the defense department could not avoid questions. speech, as patrick ryder notedof dangerous ammunition of those that leave behind a small proportion of unexploded elements. these can lie in the ground for years, and then detonate the most unexpected moment it turns out, according to the americans, in a dozen, and sometimes hundreds of small bombs that explode immediately much safer and it’s the same that the area of ​​destruction is several football fields. and on this territory there may be civilians in international human rights organizations. they have already emphasized the supply of cassette players exposed the civilian population to serious danger and warned washington against such decisions. but vladimir zelensky at that very time was trying to negotiate military assistance to ukraine with the president of bulgaria, the blush of the radio did not come out the transfer of weapons, especially from the state reserves refused and highlighted the conflicts. it is necessary to solve diplomatically, and even more pumping of ukraine with weapons. hardly a good way

information has not been officially confirmed at the briefing , pentagon spokesman brigadier general patrick ryderd. that the provision of the so-called improved conventional dual-purpose ammunition - that is, cluster ammunition is indeed under discussion , but further on i will quote specific announcements at the moment, there is no earlier reason why there have been talks about this at all, that the reuters agency has become a public broadcaster of the united states of america, referring to own sources, reported that already today , the administration of the president of the united states, joe biden , is supposed to announce a new package of military aid to ukraine, which, in particular, will include these cluster projectiles munitions usually release a large number of small elements they are considered more dangerous for the civilian population the russian side should be noted they are now using these munitions in war against ukraine they were the ones who recorded the shelling of kharkiv, mykolaiv, zaporizhzhia, kramatorsk in 2008. more than 120 countries adopted the treaty on the prohibition

intends carefully approach the choice of cluster munitions for ukraine, said pentagon spokesman patrick ryder, washington plans to give preference to shells, with a low rate of unexploded ordnance , i note that a human rights organization has already applied to the united states not to transfer such weapons. after all, it can kill or maim civilians long after the end of the military conflict, romania announced its intention to open a center for training pilots to pilot american f-16 fighters. as they say on the website of the presidential administration to be trained. pilots from nato allies and partners, including ukraine, will be able there , us national security adviser john sullivan, in an interview in the washington post, said that military assistance to kiev is not being provided quickly enough, according to salva, if the states did it more confidently, ukraine's counteroffensive would be more successful and on the eve of e , bulgaria refused to provide weapons to kiev, this became known after the president’s sofia talks for you zelensky, according to the bulgarian leader, and military

what we are learning is according to patrick ryder, who spoke to reporters yesterday, the cluster munitions have a lower than 2.5% dud rate and that is something that is important because it means that fewer of the bomblets as they scatter would fail to explode and pose a risk similar to land mines. they could pose that danger. the administration has been considering providing these munitions for quite some time. the ukrainians have been begging for them as they run low and say munitions could provide a boost on the battlefield. the administration did not start shifting its tune until very recently when the ukrainian counter offensive did not appear to be making significant gains as the west had wanted. they might be able to help turn things around and could provide key ammunition to ukraine at a time they really need it. >> and will they get there quickly? >> >> reporter: the u.s. has them in their stockpile including some in europe. they could potentially be transferred quickly. >> natasha bertrand, thanks very much. >>> janet yellen is attending a dinner with leading chinese economists i

well, this question was addressed to, uh, the pentagon press secretary, uh, who uh patrick ryder, whorning cluster munitions? i have nothing to report today. as you know, this issue is under consideration. i'll tell you what's in our reserves. there are several variants of this type of ammunition and the ones we are looking at will not include older variants with an unexploded bomb rate in excess of 2.35%, we are aware of data from several decades ago that indicate that some 155 mm shells, have higher coefficients, so we will carefully select cartridges with a lower coefficient, at which we have there is more recent test data, but in any case, the problem of the supply of cluster munitions. it brings the conflict to a new round of escalation. it is obvious. well, more efficiency with more such effective projectiles, more effective missiles, more effective problems. they don't fix fractures. they won't get it. no, this is a problem. she is much deeper. the american army can't hack. deeply echeloned, properly built fortifications of the russian army of chanson defense, they just don’t k

these publications have already been commented on by pentagon spokesman patrick ryder he told. what kind of projectiles are we talking about? i will say that this is still under consideration, but in our warehouses. there are several variants of projectiles, and those that we are considering for delivery will not include older options with with a coefficient of unexploded ordnance exceeding 2,35%, the us news forced the european allies of ukraine to return to the discussion about the supply of this type of weapons to it for the first time cluster shells, kiev asked back in the fall of last year, then it was about american and swedish french models both of them are suitable for nato artillery, which ukraine received earlier today after a message from the pentagon, the statement on cluster munitions was made by the head of the german defense ministry and the austrian foreign ministers here is where germany signed convention, so this is not an option for us, as for those countries that have not signed the convention, it is not for me to comment on their actions. we have a clear po

but let's get the latest from brigadier general, patrick ryder. we're happy to have him.d to see you, general. >> thanks, neil. glad to be here. >> neil: what can be said of the status of travis king, sir? anything? >> well, at this point, neil, what we're doing is working very closely with our colleagues throughout the government to include state department maintaining close contact with united nations command there in korea to gather information and to determine the whereabouts of private king. at this point, our top priority is his well-being and safe return home. but you know, we have to continue to look into this, continue to gather information and certainly we'll keep people updated on that front. i will say that we know that his friends and family clearly must be concerned as are we. so we're going to continue that stay on this until we have more information. >> neil: so there's no talk of a hostage swap, working through china, anything? >> at this stage, what we do know is that the united nations command via long established mechanisms to communicate with the kore

here is how pentagon press secretary brigadier general patrick ryder described it during a briefing yesterdaywill say that we have multiple variants of dcipms in our stocks and the ones we are considering providing would not include older variants with dud rates that are higher than 2.35%. we are aware of reports out there from several decades ago that indicate that certain 155 millimeter dpicms have higher dud rates so we would be carefully selecting rounds with lower dud rates for which we have recent testing data. >> reporter: so this is partly how the u.s. is justifying its decision to send these munitions saying that the ukrainians and the russians have already been using on the -- been using them on the battlefield and the russians have actually been using variations of the munitions that have a dud rate of as high as 40%. we are told that the u.s. has been trying to have conversations with allies who might be skeptical of the u.s. decision to provide these weapons because they are banned by over 100 countries worldwide and we are told the u.s. believes it has managed to alleviate some

intends to carefully approach the choice of cluster munitions for ukraine, said pentagon spokesman patrick ryderding to him , washington intends to give preference with next to a low rate of non-exploded ordnance requiring the us not to transfer such weapons, has already appealed to human rights organizations in the white house. at the same time, they stated that they had not yet made a final decision on the supply of these weapons. the use of cluster munitions poses a risk to civilians due to unexploded ordnance. they can kill or maim civilians long after the end of a military conflict. the area of ​​forest fires in the khabarovsk territory increased by 20% per day and now it is 55,000 hectares in total 56 outbreaks were recorded in the region . 255 people were involved in the fight against fire for 10 for 7 pieces of equipment 10 aircraft. the forest fire group was additionally strengthened by specialists from the primorsky territory. an emergency warning due to fire danger was announced in two more districts of the kolyma. there, the fire area exceeds 100,000 hectares, but the hot weather in

pentagon press secretary patrick ry ryder, he said yesterday he believes need could have a significantin allowing ukrainian forces to hit russian personnel and also engage in anti-tank attacks. this is something the administration has kind of come around to, but it's mostly been by necessity. the ukrainians are burning through artillery ammunition, and the u.s. has a very large stockpile of the cluster munitions. now, they are looking to tap into the stockpile. of course, u.s. allies, not necessarily thrilled by it, but u.s. officials also say they have had extensive conversations behind the scenes with some of those allies who have signed on to that ban on cluster munitions, and they say they have managed to aleleviate some of their concerns. >> they've alleviated some of their concerns. you have the nato summit coming up here soon where you have many european allies of ukraine and the u.s. who have signed on to this ban on these munitions. do you think that there will be any pushback, any folks whose concerns have not opiniobeen alleviated? >> reporter: we're already hearing a little

washington is ready to select the best cluster munitions for the armed forces, says pentagon spokesman patrick rydervilians at risk and how these munitions will help ukraine at this stage of hostilities , those that we consider as deliveries will not include older versions with a rejection rate above 2.35% we are well aware. which indicate that some 155mm cassette shells have a higher percentage of defective, unexploded ordnance with the latest data on their tests, of course. this will be an innovation. compared to what they have in terms of tactical use, but in itself this will change the dynamics, no more than the highmars systems when they were first delivered to ukraine or any other things that have happened throughout this war, but these shells really have much more potential than washington's standard cleaner decision to provide ukraine cassettes and ammunition reflects the dissatisfaction of the white house with the pace of the ukrainian counter-counter, an intercept begins in front of the head of the american headquarters agent miles is trying to justify himself in chief, zaluzny in a teleph

washington is ready select the best cluster munitions for the military, says pentagon spokesman patrick ryderat could put children and civilians at risk those that we consider as deliveries will not include older options with a percentage of defective , above 2.35%. we are well aware of reports that indicate that some 155mm cluster rounds. have a higher marriage rate unexploded ordnance with the latest data on them. of course, this will be an innovation compared to what they have in terms of tactical use, but in itself this will change the dynamics, no more than the hymars systems when they were first delivered to ukraine, washington's decision to provide ukraine with cluster munitions reflects the discontent of the white at home, at the pace of the ukrainian contrast, the intersebt writes to the head of the american headquarters agent mile is trying to justify the commander in chief, hackneyed on the telephone in a conversation, he reports that the operation is developing according to plan and the initiative on the battlefield is still in the hands of the ukrainian military zelensky, and in

the official representative of the pentagon, has not yet been made, but in any case, as noted by patrick rydera small proportion of unexploded elements. these can lie in the ground for years, and then detonate the most unexpected moment, according to the americans, a dozen, and sometimes hundreds of small bombs come out that explode at once much safer and it’s the same as the affected area is several football fields. and on this territories may be civilians in international human rights organizations. they have already emphasized the supply of cassette players, will put the civilian population in serious danger and warned washington against such decisions. well, meanwhile, ordinary americans are again discussing, to put it mildly, the strange behavior of their president, this time during a speech in south carolina, joe biden, went on stage, but instead of making a speech, he suddenly began to kick the podium with something, they pleased the head of the white understood at home not all wars referred to some kind of malfunction, and then he completely thought about not climbing on it. if you wan

brigadier general patrick s. ryder, 31 years of service, defense superior service medal, defense meritorious service medal. brigadier general david g. shoemaker, command pilot with more than 2,000 pilot hours flown in operations provide comfort, northern catch, southern watch, iraqi freedom, enduring freedom, logging more nan 100 combat sorties in an f-16. 29 years of service, legion of merit, defense meritorious service medal. brigadier general rebecca j.sonkus, currently serves as commander of the 16th -- 618th air operation center at scott air force base. 4400 hours including 1377 combat hours in nine different air force manned and remotely piloted aircraft. 29 years of service. defense superior service medal, legion of merit, bronze star. brigadier general clawed k. tudor jr. commissioned through the rotc program at tri-state university in alabama. 31 years of service. brigadier general dale r. white, 26 years of service, legion of merit. major general david hodney, deputy command general at u.s. army futures comma