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Legion? >> oh, wow, well, if you have no military background, if you don't 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. >> now erin, a third american has been confirmed as being missing. he was missing since april. his...

It's not enough. it's 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. we've spoken with one othem in the exclusive report. >> how did you know where to go some. >> we didn't. we just knew the enemy was this way. we hopped through the back yards and clear through here. >> reporter: it's not as straight forward as it sounds. veterans of years of counterinsurgency warfare, this small team of american and british fighters is under ukrainian command and they lock at war...

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. we've been there for longer than anybody else, we've been providing more than anybody else. key elements like the ukrainian air force, their cyber, there drones, has mostly been trained by americans and at this point, ukrainian forces wit...

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? it's all important, but at this point the ukrainian military operates sort of like the american military. we've been there for longer than anybody else. we've been providing more than anybody else. key elements like the ukrainian airforce, again their cyber, their drones, all that kind of stuff, has mostly been trained by the am...

Which is what he's 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 it's so important to hear your voice on this. i am in awe of your commitment. i thank you for your service. this is really ex...