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Of volunteers, a lot of people who as soon as putin invaded signed up, so people in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and they go off to war, to defend their country, and keep in mind, they're not allowed to leave also. of all the millions of refugees fleeing this country, men of fighting age have to stay back. they're not allowed to leave. so in any case, they go off to war, these men, young, middle aged, and older, and sometimes sadly they come back in body bags. and yesterday we went to a military funeral. grave diggers at this cemetery in lviv, western ukraine, had to break ground in a fresh field to m...

Atrocities and the official adds, u.s. intelligence have given the matter an extremely high priority. well, ukraine's military has not released any combat figures about the number of ukrainian troops who have died here but clearly they are paying a high price and now they are opening a new cemetery to bury their dead here in lviv. cnn's jake tapper has more. >> reporter: grave diggers at the cemetery in lviv, western ukraine. today, had to break ground in a fresh field to make room for the new war dead. repurposing the cemetery's adjacent world war ii memorial. to find space for the influx. to...

And sadly like wars before it, this conflict is creating work for priests and grave diggers. ben wedeman went to one soldier's funeral in odesa. ♪ >> reporter: "lord have mercy" goes the hymn's refrain. another family drinks of war's bitter dredges. 47-year-old yuri solemka died on the 18th of march from wounds sustained in the frontline city of mykolaiv. his mother, ludmila, struggles through the ceremony. every day there's another funeral during this time of death, destruction, and displacement. these are indeed the times that try a people's soul. ♪

Sadly before this conflict is creating work for priests as well as grave diggers. ben wedeman went to one soldier's funeral. ♪ ♪ >> translator: lord have mercy. >> reporter: another family drinks in war's bitter dredges. 47-year-old died on the 18th of march from wounds sustained in the city of miklaiv. his mother struggles through the ceremony. every day there is another funeral during this time of death, destruction, displacement. these are, indeed, the times that try people's soul. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: he was a volunteer, not a regular soldier. he was given full military

Monster Jam and Grave Diggers 40th Anniversary show took over Colorado Valentine's weekend and we were there right in the front row to get you these amazing pictures!