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Reservist and his brother are free after 100 days in taliban captivity. of months of negotiation the biden administration secured the release. they started a group that helps those who were trying to flee afghanistan after taliban took control. he was born in a refugee camp in pakistan and came to the u.s. he was a linguist in afghanistan and joined the navy reserve when he returned to the state. the state department says theyre trying to secure the release of mark freed rick in custody since ja...

Squad. is that what real americans are looking for? sean duffy, brandon and tomi lahren all on deck. >> carley: and an american man who was just released after being held hostage by russian forces for 10 days. were asking him about his day necessary cap captivity from the war, you do not want to miss that. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster,

Snake island soldier whose response to soldiers became a ukrainian rallying cry was freed from captivity. >> the truth and the strength are with us. we will win together. glory to ukraine. >> now, whatever the future holds, a top u.s. commander told congress that they will need more troops on the ground in europe. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy called the talks promising but says it will not silence shells from russian forces. bret? >> bret: jeff paul live from lviv, thank you. presiden...

Naval reservist and his brother have been released from captivity after months of negotiations. as former afghan refugees they founded the group human first coalition which was working to evacuate those desperately trying to flee afghanistan after kabul fell to the taliban. safi himself was born in an afghan refugee camp in pakistan and later came to the u.s. and graduated from high school in omaha, nebraska. he embedded with u.s. special forces as a linguist in afghanistan for four years before...

In -- in where you were being detained or in captivity? what -- what was your impression? >> russian soldiers, its zombie. they dont -- didnt understand anything around the situation because they known russian propaganda and thats all. when i was kidnapped in -- i ask them why you come to my city? why you come to my country? and they answer me that they want to save russian but its very stupid because in melitopol, 95% of citizens ukrainian melitopol citizens speak only russia. they said that th...

And her son were shot from close range and thrown into this pit. behind a plot of land where russian forces have been sleeping. apparently, retaliation for not collaborating with the occupiers. ukraines deputy prime minister confirmed the mayors death and said that as of sunday, the leaders of 11 other towns were being held in russian captivity. their fate is unknown. today, an investigator from human rights watch was in bucha, talking to people in gathering evidence of war crimes in the town. s...

But then were strong girls, you know? >> reporter: dmytro says he was taken by russian soldiers in mariupol and suffered daily beatings during his captivity. >> translator: they would beat us five to six times a day for nothing. they would just take us into the hallway and beat us up. >> reporter: its an ordeal and it will take time to heal both mentally and physically, though many say they want to go back to their units and continue fighting. but before that, gleb shows us a slip of paper with ...

The russian strikes killed one person. the prime minister has accused russian forces of detaining 11 mayors and killing one in areas under russian control. although cnn could not independently verify those claims. the ukrainian government would alert the international committee of the red cross and other international organizations to their captivity. i am ben wedeman, reporting from mykolaiv. many are still struggling to reach vulnerable civilians. take a look at this footage. 500 residents e...

Ukraine. and i think putin wants to meet president zelenskyy with a little victory. and this type of victory he thinks it can catch mariupol or surrounding the east. but i think they cant do it at all. >> oleksiy, please stay safe. thank you so much for your time. . >> thank you so much. thank you for the opportunity. ukraine said 11 of its players are being held captive by russian forces. one has been killed in captivity. this is cnns special live coverage. stay with us. like the shot they ta...

Ukraine. ukrainian officials say the russian forces right now currently holding a dozen players captive. have been reporters are covering the latest. >> reporter: according to ukraines deputy prime minister, 11 mayors have been held captive by russian forces. in a statement on sunday, ukraines deputy prime minister said that a local mayor from kyiv region had been killed in captivity. cnn has been unable to independently verify these claims. russian forces have detained local government official...