At a moment that US Congress is busy prepping a whopping $10 billion military and humanitarian aide package for Ukraine, the country’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky is already making a “desperate plea” for more, telling a virtual meeting of over 300 Congress members Saturday that his military urgently needs additional jets to be sent to Kiev.

The Zoom call was first time since the Russian invasion began almost a week-and-a-half ago that Zelensky addressed both houses of the Congress in a major appeal. He took the opportunity to reiterate his call for a no-fly zone, which both NATO leadership and the Biden administration have so far rejected, citing that it would lead the US into a direct shooting war with Russia.

During the speech, Zelensky made a “desperate plea for Eastern European countries to provide Russian-made planes to Ukraine.” This according to a description of his words provided to media outlets by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“I will do all I can to help the administration to facilitate their transfer,” Schumer said. Zelensky also appealed for more drones to be given to the Ukrainian military.