united states, i would never admit this to anyone, but i missed war, i didn t miss fighting, i missed the camaraderie, i missed the brotherhood, i missed the sense of purpose, and i haven t found that since i ve been back. but when i saw your film, it was the first time that i saw that, and it was really shocking to me because these were the people i was sent to kill. and he said to me, like, i realize that i had more in common with the men that i was fighting than the men that sent me to war. wow. and i thought that was really profound to hear. that s why i think this film is so important, especially when i get messages like that, messages from the yemeni community who are saying we see the news talk about syria and ukraine but yemen is continually ignored and seeing our people and some of the issues we ve had to deal with in your film has meant a lot. it s rally interesting to have those two groups respond to this film. that s why for me it s so important it gets out th
against russia with ukrainian forces making new advances in the southern kherson region. nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin has the latest from ukraine. reporter: this morning, the bodies of russian soldiers litzering the streets of the newly lib reckless endangermented town of lyman as ukrainian forces count the spoils of their victories. armored vehicles and ammunition left behind by fleeing russian troops. now this machine will work for our armed forces. reporter: in the southern region of kherson, a russian official insists all is calm. but in a village nearby, ukrainian soldiers raise their country s flag. a long awaited breakthrough in a bloody battle that s been raging for weeks. russian state tv warning its viewers should not be expecting good news as russia struggles to mobilize additional forces with a draft that sent many men fleeing the country.