Ukrainians have presented similar lists in recent weeks, but a recent request to US lawmakers appears to reflect a growing need for US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles – with Ukraine saying it urgently needs 500 of each needed, daily.
In both cases, Ukraine is asking for hundreds more missiles than were included in a similar list recently submitted to US lawmakers, according to a source with knowledge of both requests.
The new list comes as Ukrainians have claimed they face a potential arms shortage in the face of an ongoing Russian attack – prompting some opposition from US and NATO officials, who stress more military aid is already going to the country .
By March 7, less than two weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US and other NATO members had sent about 17,000 anti-tank missiles and 2,000 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.
Since then, NATO allies, including the US, have kept the pipeline of arms and equipment flowing, even as Russia threatened to target the supplies.
The latest $350 million in security aid packages approved in late February has arrived in Ukraine in recent days, a senior defense official said, while the next two packages totaling $1 billion have already arrived.
President Joe Biden said Thursday that “armor systems, ammunition and our weapons are flowing into Ukraine as I speak.” The defense official said it was “multiple flights over many days” to get the equipment to Eastern Europe before entering Ukraine at multiple land border crossings.
Meanwhile, the UK announced on Wednesday it would ship 6,000 more missiles, including anti-tank and high-explosive weapons, to Ukraine, along with about $33 million in financial support for Ukraine’s military.
The list provided to CNN includes several other urgent needs including: jets, attack helicopters and anti-aircraft systems such as the S-300.
The document lists two types of Russian-made jets, including one intended to provide close support to ground forces. Ukraine has requested 36 of each plane, according to the list provided to CNN.
Some lawmakers in Congress believe the US should get Ukraine the weapons it wants as soon as possible.
Senator Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, visited Poland and Germany last weekend to meet with civil society organizations helping Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in those countries and with US troops stationed abroad who are helping with humanitarian efforts help.
Rosen said her biggest takeaway from the trip was the “sense of urgency” at the spot.
“They need all the tools not only to survive the war but to win the war, so if we provide them with air-to-ground missiles, drones and all the military support,” Rosen told CNN.
CNN’s Ellie Kaufman contributed to this report.