the state department works to find them. cnn s barbara starr has the latest developments. reporter: it was in the fighting north of kharkiv where two americans went missing last week, less than 5 miles from the russian border. the u.s. government working with ukrainian authorities to find them. i have been briefed. we don t know where they are, but i want to reiterate americans should not be going to ukraine now. reporter: now this photo from a russian blogger has emerged of alexander and andy appeared to be bound in the back of a russian military vehicle. video later emerging of an interview they did with pro-russian media. cnn is not showing the video as the two appear to be speaking under duress. now the state department is working to verify their status. they said that there is a photograph that is being circulated on the russian media, and they re working hard to verify it. we re very hopeful. reporter: retired staff sergeant druuke served in both kuwait and ir
city of kehrson but acknowledges they don t know if he s alive. he wanted to go out there and try to help. reporter: all three of the missing americans having served in the military puts them in unique danger if captured by russians. you routinely are swimming or immersed in these kind of sensitive programs. i m not certain the level of that exposure, but i can guarantee you the russians are going to try to extract that information. reporter: barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. and joining me now to discuss cnn military analyst and retired generals james spider marks and mark hurtling. generals, great to see you. i also want to reiterate cnn is choosing not to broadcast the video of the two men because it does show them under duress. general marks, let s start with you. talk to me what kind of person is being attracted to the battle
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