By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including a half million killed since the war began. Now, as Russia runs out of recruits, it is bringing in mercenaries from far away. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. A warning: Some images in this story are disturbing.Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.

Amna Nawaz:

The capital city of Kyiv observed a day of mourning today after a deadly barrage of Russian drones and missiles killed at least 30 people overnight Wednesday.And on the front lines, there is no letup in the bloodletting. By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties, including a half a million killed since the war began.Now, as special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports, with Russia running out of recruits, it's bringing in mercenaries from far away.And a warning, some images in this story are disturbing.

Man (through translator):

What the (expletive deleted) you non-Russian piece of (expletive deleted)?