allies, saudi arabia, turkey, egypt. all of these countries have taken citizens and held them hostage in recent years. and then there has to be actual credible deterrence on the back end when we bring these people home to make this kind of hostage take k harder for governments to do in the future, to make them think twice about making americans, you know, political leverage in their negotiations with the united states. >> our thanks to jason zion there from the "washington post." now to a story of those lost fighting for freedom. nbc's matt bradley on the sons and fathers of ukraine who stood for their country and now are laid to rest as heroes. >> reporter: after two weeks of war, ukraine is burying its dead. the number of slain soldiers is unknown so far, but today the city of lviv buried three of