and a reach that's hard to match. a journalist is posting photos highlighting the damage from his country's invasion. the risk of going public is obvious. the number of views on tiktok videos tagging ukraine in the last nine days of february, just over 6 billion to 17 billion according to wired magazine. now some of the players are using social media as well. ukraine's defiant leader zelenskyy has posted his own videos from the streets and even gave cnn an interview from his secret bunker. >> are you not concerned though that the kremlin will double down on its military operations and hit ukraine even harder? >> translator: firstly, why are we winning, why are we defending ourselves? this is home. howard: and a mom who serves in parliament tweeted a photo of herself with a kalashnikov rifle and did some interviews as well. >> incentive over held a gun