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Ukrainian troops wounded battling forces are speaking about their experiences. the soldiers are treated at a hospital where theyre pushing back a russian advance on the city which has been under attack for days. once stable, theyll be moved further west and away from the russian attacks. they described harrowing moments in the battle. >> translator: we started to attack the enemy and came under enemy fire. our tank, the turret, stopped working. the russian tanks came and we barely managed to get...

Hand? >> i think happily we havent got some contact. thats because it just really, really many fire from our side. its like our mission was just to protect our artillery and machines and just hold our positions and catch the sabotage groups that want to -- want to correct the enemy fire just from our positions, position of our comrades, and actually destroy our artillery and machines. >> when i first spoke to you, to both of you, you said that you have no doubt that ukraine will win the war. do ...

It. one soldier saying they remain on high alert. >> as i understand, we attract everything, enemy fire to us, the enemy is not sleeping, but neither are we. reporter: the u.n. last said nearly 1,000 civilians have died in this war. im community *. its "sunday night in america," russia is calling for of port city mariupol. russia forces bombed an art school where hundreds of women, children and senior citizens were just trying to stay alive. in the south a search and

Else withdraw and leave him vulnerable. >> and then all of the enemy fire is focused on uriah, and of course he gets killed in battle. and then david gets to paint himself as consoling the mourning widow, bathsheba. so david orders what is essentially the murder of her husband in battle. >> its this immense moral failing that is right at the center of the story of david. >> and its the beginning of his downfall as king of israel. >> despite his best efforts, it isnt long before news of davids ac...

Sadly officer cashe and officer celiz did not survive their acts of terrorism. >> commander cashe was on a night patrol in iraq that came under enemy fire and then a grenade was detonated, putting the patrol in flames. cashe thought only of his fellow soldiers trapped in the compartment. he pushed his own safety aside and went into a burning vehicle and got everyone out of the inferno. that was his code, a warrior that literally walked through fire for his troops. celiz was to clear the area of ...

Vehicle and got everyone out of that inferno. that was his code. a warrior who literally walked the fire for his troops. sergeant christopher a. celiz was leading an operation in the afghanistan. he cleared the area. he exposed himself to enemy fire in order to retrieve heavy weapon system that allowed his team to fight back and reach a secure location. during the firefight a member of his team was critically wounded. they called for medical evacuation. but as the rescue helicopter arrived and b...

Tonight, an important one. president biden awarded the medal of honor to three soldiers earlier today. army sergeant first class alwyn c. cashe, army sergeant first class christopher a. celiz, an army master sergeant earl d. plumlee. each of whom have put themselves at great risk to save the lives of others. sadly, sergeant alwyn c. cashe and sergeant christopher a. celiz did not survive the injuries that they suffered in combat. today the president share their great stories of heroism >> sergea...

Fighting, running into enemy fire to carry a wounded soldier to safety how did you not get shot >> i do not know. >> reporter: sergeant major tony bell says plumlees courage likely saved hundreds of lives. >> the call to service is strong in people that serve but the call to action is different and earl felt that he didnt look to see who he was trying to protect. he was just protecting people. >> reporter: also honored today army sergeant first class christopher solis as who sacrifices his life ...

Realizing the danger the attack posed to his team. cell is exposed himself to small arms fire to allow the u.s. supporterer forces to maneuver to a secure location. the evacuation helicopter arrived it was engaged by enemy fire. sergeant celis exposed him to enemy fire. the sergeant made a conscious effort to ensure to act as a shield for the crew of the aircraft. as the casualty was loaded, he alone remained in the aircraft returning a high volume of fire

The united states capital less than a year ago and we can disagree, but we have to do it in a way that respects each other and the integrity of every individual and the rights of every individual, and to do it in a way that doesnt disrespect anyone. >> thank you, lets wish for a happier new year. >> thank you, has to be better than 2021. >> indeed. president biden this afternoon will be awarding the medal of honor for three soldiers for their bravely including first class haas. also christopher ...