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Wise words from a girl who just turned eight. today, alyssa was drawing with her chalk outside. >> that was nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reporting from kharkiv. just one month into the war. russias new offensive is focused on an area about three hours south of there. richard brings us the latest from the front lines. >> reporter: after a year of fighting -- [sound of artillery] russia has failed to capture a nation a fraction of its size. the most intense battles are now on...

Wise words from a girl who just turned eight. today, alyssa was drawing with her chalk outside. >> that was nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reporting from kharkiv. just one month into the war. russias new offensive is focused on an area about three hours south of there. richard brings us the latest from the front lines. >> reporter: after a year of fighting -- [sound of artillery] russia has failed to capture a nation a fraction of its size. the most intense battles are now on...

Nearly all of his 150 soldiers were killed or injured over the past year. and now the soldiers say russian troops are 800 yards away. >> just up there? >> yeah. >> and do they have similar trenches to this? >> reporter: but now theres a problem, a russian drone is overhead. >> incoming small arms fire right here. >> yes, yes, he says. the soldiers fire a rocket propelled grenade. lieutenant bogdon tells us its like this every day or worse. >> why does this war matter to americans, do you think? ...

>> why does this war matter to americans do you think? >> because its a war for democracy. ukrainian russian war is a war of democracy versus russia dictatorship. so, its important. >> a fight, ukrainians say, they will take to the end. the head of ukrainian intelligence tonight said russias new offensive -- such low quality that some frontline commanders barely even know whats happening. but he won things could get worse as russia is redoubling its efforts to produce ammunition. richard engel, ...

Have to release it and if he doesnt i think its going to come out one way or another. ainsley: he says its benign and ukraine says its benign. if he releases it its not like a war matter its a conversation that they h if it is something that wouldnt put our national security in jeopardy why wouldnt he release it? >> i dont know the answer to that do i know a lot of people have inpersonal termly scrutinized, including the whistleblower. so i assume we are going to find out a lot more about it. br...

Question in a war your war matter im a serene for the first time in the past she asked me if i knew hindi i said yes a little bit. then we started to talk and became friends. but it wasnt him and it was strange to see her wearing a headscarf when she played football but then i saw more players wearing headscarves and photographs and i understood that its not uncommon for the killing door. and. i was really worried about my hands up too but they were really very sweet and nice they respect and th...

>>shepard: they are hurting, you know. i feel so bad. all they have drop to our small towns across the america. >>gerri: in some small towns people have welcomed war matter because people didnt is another option. >>shepard: other places they crushed the mom-and-pop stores. i shop at walmart. whatever. that is all we have left. >>gerri: but they have spent $8 million on lobbying because of this issue. they have been buying tech firms. only 2 percent of sales come online. theyer worried about usin...