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rocket attacks in 24 hours as the military steps up its assault in ukraine. our reporters are here to cover all of the latest developments and we start there. nbc's richard engel is in dnipro, ukraine, this latest barrage of missiles, give us the latest we know about what's happening on the ground there. >> reporter: so ukrainians are shrugging it off. they so far say that the russian offensive, which was launched about two weeks ago, is not shaping up to be as devastating as province, the head of ukrainian intelligence earlier today said the russian offensive appears to be of such l...

Sister was murdered. i started thinking about, man, this is probably the kind of pain i caused the victim's family. and just thinking about that pain really was the first time i think a seed of empathy was planted within me. >> in san quentin, yu earned his associate's degree and mentored many others. >> what are you doing, man. value yourself. value your life. >> reporter: last year, a parole board deemed him no longer a threat to society. he was released after serving 26 years in prison. a joyous moment that proved fleeting. >> i went from really high to really low thinking freedom is right ...

Beck, thank you so much. there's a new bill in congress that aims to protect southeast asian refugees in the u.s. from being deported back to their home countries. at issue, the refugees that have finished serving prison sentences and who advocates say are being unfairly punished twice. nbc news investigative correspondent, vicky nguyen has their story. >> reporter: a rally in oakland, california, to pardon pun yu a former refugee who fled the genocide in cambodia with his family when he was just a year old. >> we need him hear to help us heal the streets. >> he watches from i.c.e. custody w...