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Russia refocusing its forces on the east in the donbas region. as it does, a group of ukrainian lawmakers traveled across europe asking for more aid for their war torn country. one of those lawmakers is ivan fedorov, the mayor of mariupol in the southeastern part of the country. russians captured the city early in the war. they abducted fedorov, holding him captive for five days. i spoke with him about his mission now and the challenges a short time ago. you have said that more than 200 people have been kidnapped, abducted by russian forces. do you know the fate of those people right now? >> n...

They are keeping him as a prisoner. it's just not fair. it's not human. i just tell him to be strong as we are trying to be strong, give him some energy to keep on going. i hope that he will win. >> meanwhile, djokovic's wife as you can see there expressed her anguish on social media, thanking fans for their support. saying, i'm taking a deep breath to calm down and find gratitude and understanding the moment for all that is happening. let's get more on this developing story. ivan watson is following the story for us in sydney. good to see you, angus. the -- his mother is accusing the austra...

Can, and to try to reach out to those holding him captive. we continue our relentless effort to find the key that will open the door for austin's freedom. >> reporter: the administration says it's spoken to austin tice's parents several times to brief them about the latest on his situation. and, of course, syria became such a dangerous place for journalists, especially freelance journalists working on their own like austin tice, trying to bring that story out to the world. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> the world certainly a dangerous place for journalists. >> it is. >> speaking of journ...

Crucial country, is there real progress in bringing him home. >> an american official doesn't come out and say that hostage is alive unless they have really good intelligence. they know he is alive otherwise they wouldn't go public. >> reporter: cnn has previously reported tice is believed to be in the custody of the syrian regime even though it has denied it. his parents, debra and mark, say after several trips, they will try to travel yet again to syria. >> each time we go, we apply for visa to enter syria to gets a close to austin as we possibly can. and to try to reach out to those holding...

Denied it. his parents, deborah and mark, say after several trips, they will try to travel yet again to syria. >> each time we go, we apply for a visa to enter syria to get as close to austin as we possibly can. and to try to reach out to those holding him captive. we continue our relentless effort to find the key that will open the door for austin's freedom. >> reporter: now, administration officials say they have briefed the tices several times in recent months about progress on the case, and jim, as you know, syria became a killing ground for so many journalists. it became so dangerous. esp...