what prosecutors say happened to her body. and the disturbing google searches he allegedly made the case she disappeared. the winter storm on the move. a pileup shutting down a snowy highway. we re tracking the threat. in ukraine, a helicopter crashing into a kindergarten, killing at least 14, including the interior minister. was it an accident or intentional? george santos facing new allegations, a veteran who said he stole thousands in go fund me cash for his dying service dog. and ukraine s wounded warriors coming to the u.s. to get the help they could and find back home. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. prosecutors in new mexico are unveiling shocking new details of a series of shooting attacks on the homes of democratic lawmakers, allegedly orchestrated by a defeated republican candidate for state office. that candidate, solomon pena, appeared virtually in court today where he was charged with 15 counts, including shooting at an occu
finally, lives transformed. the mission here at home to help some who have suffered catastrophic injuries in the war in ukraine. aaron gilchrist now with those who serve. reporter: blast by blast, russia s war in ukraine has exacted a devastating toll on both civilians and soldiers. for these three ukrainian soldiers, the impact has been life changing. this man, missing an arm, alexander half his left leg, and dimitro mising his right leg up to the hit. mike morning can making his mission to get them help. they didn t have the technology available or the know-how, how to treat this type of injury. so they told they were going to be on crutches or wheelchairs. reporter: he believes upwards of 5,000 soldiers have lost limbs to blast injuries since the war started. so far, he and his team have worked with seven soldier amputees, already committing more than
$500,000 towards donating state of the arm limbs. utilizing that prosthesis for daily function, stuff we take for grant it, becomes exponentially harder. reporter: he s learning how to get his new arm to lift. alexander moving without a cane or crutches. the first time the 34-year-old has done that in half a year. what are you thinking right now? he s very excited and full of emotions and he s really happy that he has this. reporter: the most complex limb going to dimitro, a motorized full leg. a little trickier to master, but within minutes, smiling, he says, because it s all more than he expected. he was a sniper in the ukrainian army, and he makes one thing clear, no translator needed. you re going back to the fight? yes. reporter: he won t go back to that job. but corcoran is