Hear what Russian soldier told his girlfriend on the phone from front line

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Hear what Russian soldier told his girlfriend on the phone from front line

Erin Burnett Out Front

CNN has obtained an intercepted phone conversation between a Russian soldier and his girlfriend where he describes what he sees on the ground in Ukraine as the "third world war." CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

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