a quick call to another friend, the mayor of mykolaiv. >> sasha. >> at the station, a lightning visit. handshake, hellos to some of the people in line for trains to poland, and an update on the situation from volunteers. sadovyi is a wartime mayor now. his city hosting hundreds of thousands of displaced ukrainians. >> people happy about peace city. >> i think one of the ladies said "i'm happy to be alive," she said. >> yes. >> reporter: we finally catch up with him long enough to ask a few questions on the station platform.