are t, steve sweeney investigates whether the whole story might actually be a distraction for something far more down to earth. america has turned into a real life version of the x files, seeming to be in the collective meltdown or to shooting down a number of unidentified flying objects from its skies over the past week is even had to down play phase of an imminent alien invasion. i just wanted make sure we addressed this from the white house. i know there's been questions and concerns about this, but there is no again, no indication of aliens or extra terrestrial activity. with these recent take downs, washington did it for days before shooting down a chinese weather balloon. yet it now seems to be trigger happy as a blast any object sees as a potential threat, but the timing has arouse suspicion coming soon off to pulitzer prize. winning journalist seymour hersh, alleged that u. s. blew up the new old stream to pipeline a form. a u. s. intelligence whistleblower suggest that you f o sightings are often used as a distraction. it's not aliens. i wish it were aliens, but it's not aliens

r t correspondent, steve sweeney sat down with we're in russia's north western city of st. petersburg meeting with spartak, a former convict, and wagner fi to his recently return from the frontline in ukraine. can you tell us how you came to join the army for us? was that 1st went to serve in the security force in chechnya in 2002. there were many issues to deal with in the motherland. i served until 2005 and was wounded in a special operation. there were many special operations in chechnya and we were defending a city in the va density region. we had shootouts with arab mercenaries. that's where i was wounded. but in general, there were many what's the difference between the all me back then. and today, i'm where was shamela brochure this we had to rely on ourselves. the army wasn't that strong. back then. now we have a strong army. why did you decide to join cutter of forces? but some, which was, you mean my father served? i love my republic and i am proud to be a chechen. i have brothers sisters, my father, and my mother there. oh my family, how could i not join when i w