Thanks for taking the time. thank you. now a former u.s. marine is one of the latest victims on the battlefield here in ukraine. according to his family, he was killed fighting alongside ukrainian forces on monday. the 22-year-old worked for a private military contracting company. cancel s mother says he went to ukraine because he believes in its call. millions of ukrainians have been displaced since the war started but one is reunited with family in kyiv, a 12-year-old girl taken to russian occupied territory after bombs killed her father. matt rivers has her harrowing story. reporter: for kyra, her new ipad is everything. she s 12 after all. but the shiny screen is also a welcome distraction from an ordeal no 12-year-old should ever have to endure. because just a few weeks ago the young ukrainian wasn t safe like she is now in kyiv but in a
Finally gained momentum, when a lot of people understand that this is not just putin s war, this is not just something that just happens now. it has a long history and a long pattern of the same thing happening, and the same thing of russia doing to the neighbors over and over again. and i think it s also important for me as a ukrainian, because when you grow up as a ukrainian, your life is shaped in a way that is affected by colonialism in so many ways. for example, why speaking ukrainian wasn t very popular when i was growing up? you know, ukraine was very many russians as well. so this is something i want to do for me, for ukrainians, for us. but also, for the western world to finally be aware of russian colonialist. all right. maksym eristavi, it s great to see you again. thank you so much for joining us, and speaking to us and sharing your insights.