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Legion? >> oh, wow, well, if you have no military background, if you dont have any combat experience, if you expect to come here with air support, intense helicopter support, then stay home because that is not the case. it is the russian army. and they have massive amounts of artillery. they have massive amounts of armor and the ukrainians are giving it their damnest. >> did you make the right call? >> i think, yes. >> for those captured by russia, that answer may no longer be quite so positive....

Its not enough. its only beginning. >> ukrainian forces are getting help from foreign volunteers who have arrived with years of combat experience. including former elite special forces from the u.s. weve spoken with one othem in the exclusive report. >> how did you know where to go some. >> we didnt. we just knew the enemy was this way. we hopped through the back yards and clear through here. >> reporter: its not as straight forward as it sounds. veterans of years of counterinsurgency warfare, t...

Important is this support from the us compared to the likes of britain, germany, france? it is all important — britain, germany, france? it is all important but _ britain, germany, france? it is all important but at _ britain, germany, france? it 3 all important but at this point the ukrainian military, you know, operates sort of like the american military. weve been there for longer than anybody else, weve been providing more than anybody else. key elements like the ukrainian air force, their...

So that when this thing is over with, russia is going to spend years trying to rebuild capacity. ukrainian forces are getting support from multiple allies. how significant, how important, is this support from the us compared to the likes of britain, germany and france? its all important, but at this point the ukrainian military operates sort of like the american military. weve been there for longer than anybody else. weve been providing more than anybody else. key elements like the ukrainian air...

Which is what hes running and trying to bring ukraine into what he tlihinks is a version o the old soviet union. i said this in my analysis of the war. the yooups are going to fight and they fight to win. they are a modern army. they are like being near the u.s. armed forces in the way that they maneuver on the battlefield. they needed help with man power and people with combat experience and skill. i came to give them what assistance i could. >> well, malcolm, i think its so important to hear y...

Region. there are thousands who have come to this country from 52 nations, men and women, u.s. army veterans, navy veterans, japanese, korean, we have many people here who understand just how existential a threat. thats why i call on anyone who has combat experience to come and help us. this battle, if they lose it here, theyre not just losing ukraine, youre allowing a dictator, a kleptocrat who has been stealing from his own people, you see what he calls an army, which is really just a board of...

Means our lives, well, thats what we have sworn our oath for. >> let me ask you this, our last visit here in ukraine in the early stages of the war, we met with volunteers with a mix of backgrounds, some did have previous combat experience and i know the folks vetting volunteers are look for folks like you, they want folks who have been to war. are you seeing mostly experience volunteers there joining the fight or see some who may not belong in this war? >> well, in the organization i belong to,...

Wherever were needed the most. if i see a unit slowing down in combat, i try to find a unit that is more combat experience. and we -- we are not signatory to anyone. ive not signed up with the foreign legion or the ukrainian army or anyone. im simply here helping whoever i could help and they -- they opened us with open arms wherever we go. we have a little bit more experience than these guys so we try to, you know, give all of our knowledge, train and help, fight for these guys and just keep fi...

Under your command and the volunteers range in age from 18 to some folks in their mid-70s. is that right? >> yes, thats correct. yes. >> what do the people in their mid 70s -- are they capable -- no offense to any seniors out there, but im 53, and i dont know id be capable of this. are they able to keep up with you? >> yes. this one particular kguy, hes been through four wars with russia since 1991 in georgia and different former soviet republic countries. and actually hes training my guys. he i...

Understands that something went wrong. we heard reports by russian tv stations that kyiv is going to be captured in three days, that ukrainian army is no match for russia, and were now over 40 days into this war. russia had to draw from the kyiv region, from sumi. so obviously russia understands that they failed in their operation. and now theyre preparing for a long operation in donbas. and unfortunately people like this who have experience in syria have combat experience in terrain. for exampl...