, and he said that, yes, the body of nick maimer has been handed over to the ukrainian side, and thatthe exchange, and video of evgeni prigozhin with two coffins and one draped with an american flag and one of the turkish flag, and in that video, prigozhin says that nicolas maimer was killed in a place known as the nest which is one of the last contested places of the segments of bakhmut, and he is claiming that he was killed in a battle, but we know that nick maimer who is a 20-year veteran who was at the point of time that he was kill was working for an organization that was a non-profit helping in the bakhmut area, and from what we have heard from the ukrainian side, he was killed in a heavy artillery barrage when he was taking cover inside of the building and the building was decimated by some of the artillery attack, and some folks managed to get out, but he did not and he was killed. wagner then later identified as an american, and now apparently the ukrainians and also wagner have confirmed that his body has been handed over back to the ukrainians. john. >> all right. fred plei

former military serviceman was killed in fighting around bakhmut we now know from nick maimer's aunt confirming the death of the former green beret there was a local newspaper article saying he was there training ukrainians to repel the russian advance. now we've learned that in his aid, his volunteering, it appears he was killed in this intense fighting that we've seen around bakhmut in the eastern part of the country. now we also know, though, that in this fighting, ukraine says that they have claimed that they have recovered seven square miles around this highly-contested area which seen as a moral victory for both sides as well as a strategy victory. >>> turkey is headed for runoff in its presidential election after neither candidate managed to get half of the votes the incouumbent was half a percn away from victory. erdogan's strong man image already battered by rampant inflation took another severe hit when he bungled the response to a devastating earthquake. he is the apparent favorite to wint second round. the contest is being closely watched by the u.s. and other nato allies

enter a plea of sglooth thank you >> overseas in ukraine news of an american killed in ukraine, nick maimer from the army special forces died this week while serving in a humanitarian capacity during a bat of of buck mute. he went to ukraine to liberate the oppressed. when we come back here tonight the deadly plane crash in florida. the massive freighter running a ground in detroit, the images and where tik tok has just been banned in the u.s. tonight. ♪ dinner! [sfx: phone ping] ♪ what? tween milestones like this... may start at age 9. hpv vaccination, a type of cancer prevention... against certain hpv-related cancers... can start then too. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next. starting at age 9, talk to your child's doctor about... hpv vaccination. okay everyone, our mission is complete balanced nutrition. together we provide nutrients to support immune, muscle, bone, and heart health. everyone: woo hoo! ensure with 25 vitamins and minerals. enter the $10,000 nourishing moments

now we now can confirm that nick maimer, a former green beret, was killed in that area this coming from his aunt confirming his death. and local newspaper had quoted him recently saying that he was there training ukrainians to repel this russian attack and using his skill. he dmot he could not sit back and watch human beings killed in thi this u way. the ukrainians say they have been able to reclaim seven square miles in this region. of course balk mutskhmut has be a focal point for both sides, not so much a strategic victory but a boost to morale for either side, because it's been such a scene of both sides' intense fighting as well as pr machine, frances. >> closely watching if that momentum will continue or if there will be a step back with retaliation. chapman, thank you >>> days after making landfall, tropical cyclone mocha has left a trail of destruction in myanmar. reuters is reporting that hundreds are feared dead after the storm struck the country, including a number of rohingya muslims, a persecuted minority group. reuters was not able to independently verify the death toll mo

after nine months of slow, brutal fighting nicholas maimer had found himself in the midst of a fierce, fast onslaught. >> nick wasn't with them when they withdrew from a building, and they were trying to recover -- do a recovery operation when it was reoccupied by the russians. so they weren't able to do it. >> and then wagner got there first. >> wagner got there first. >> reporter: as for wagner they say they have now begun the process of withdrawing from the town of bakhmut, handing over control of that territory to the russian regular army. nicholas maimer's body we understand has now been transferred to the ukrainian side. his family can begin the process of getting him home, particularly pointa heading int this memorial day weekend. >> yes indeed. clare sebastian in london. thank you so much. >>> u.s. senator lindsey graham is calling on the biden administration to send more weapons to ukraine. graham met with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, in kyiv on friday. the senior republican warns that if the u.s. fails to give enough support for ukraine to win the war that would send the signal to c