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Ordeal no 12-year-old should have to ever endure. she wasnt safe like she was now in kyiv, but in a hospital run by russian backed acseparatists. when the russians first invaded, her dad was still alive. her mom died just after she was born and when russian bombs started to fall, sthey sheltere in a neighbors basement. but they hit the house where we were staying, she says. we were buried in the cellar. then the rescuers took us out of the wreckage. her dad did not emerge. now an orphan, she sta...

Fall, they sheltered in a basement. they hit the house where they were staying. we were buried in the cellar. then, the rescuers took us out of the wreckage. her dad did not emerge. now, an orphan, she has started to walk, to find safety amidst chaos. then, another explosion from a mine. my friend saw something on the ground. she hit it with the boot. they took us to the hospital because we were bleeding. her journey was just beginning. in the chaos, she was picked up by soldiers that spoke russ...

The smoke from that explosion. she has a fascinating and tragic story. here it is. for kyra, her new ipad is everything. shes 12 after all. but the shiny screen is also a welcome distraction from an ordeal no 12-year-old should ever have to endure. because just a few weeks ago, the young ukrainian wasnt safe like she is now in kyiv but in a hospital run by russian-backed separatists, forcibly separated from her family. when the russians first invaded mariupol, kyras dad was still alive. her mom ...

Boyfriend lost cell service on march 3rd. his silence was as deafening as the bombs that, by then, had started to fall around kyiv, forcing her and her family down into this cellar. it was in here that after two weeks, she heard from him. >> when he called, it could be 10 or 15 seconds and then bombing. and no connection. >> reporter: but with what connection he did have, he would send her videos of the utter destruction that surrounded him. we cant show you those for security reasons. what do y...

Boyfriend was given a command to, quote, fight until the last drop of blood. what did you think when he told you that? >> i recommended him to save his life, but he answered, no, i should keep on the comment. im a soldier and i have to be here. >> reporter: she says her boyfriend lost cell service on march 3rd. his silence was as deafening as the bombs that by then had started to fall around kyiv, forcing her and her family down into this cellar. it was in here that after two weeks she heard f...

Life. but he answered, no, i should keep on. i am a soldier, and i have to be here. >> reporter: she says her boyfriend lost cell service on march 3rd. his silence was as deafening as the bombing that, by then, had started to fall around kyiv, forcing her and her family down into this cellar. this was in here that after two weeks she heard from him. >> when he called, it could be 10 or 15 seconds and then bombing. >> reporter: but with what connection he did have, he would send her videos of the...

Still some bodies in this area. they left a lot of their equipment behind. after what appears to have been a devastating attack. knocking out this encampment allowed ukrainian soldiers to advance and drive russian forces from a nearby village. that is where we met this family. they just emerged from hiding after 27 days in their seller. >> [speaking foreign language] >> alyssa who turned eight in the cellar spent her time drawing images of happier days. >> [speaking foreign language]

His work is extraordinary. and you know, hes there taking just incredible images. but ben wedeman just had this report, we call it a shelter, but again, and he pointed this out, we shouldnt be calling these things bomb shelters becausethies rr grubby basements, root cellars people are living in, and this 89-year-old woman, her hands caked in dirt and dirt under her nails, stuck in this place who lived 89 years and her life is reduced to, you know, sitting in this just dirty, dank cellar for the ...

Been under siege for days. this quiet, leafy suburb is one of the last lines of defence as ukraine pushes russian forces away from kyiv. russia is moving in to take the town and its impossible to even imagine the extent of the horror that will unfold here. this is the neighbour. thats his house, and thats where the bomb, or whatever it was. his house is here, my parents were here, and the bomb landed in the middle. and the entrance to the cellar was on this side. they were both in there. we didn...

Thats his house, and thats where the bomb, or whatever it was. his house is here, my parents were here, and the bomb landed in the middle. and the entrance to the cellar was on this side. they were both in there. we didnt know what was happening with them. so i watched this video and i was like, i couldnt even finish it. i was like trying to call them, but there was no reply. last they heard, their parents were still hiding in the cellar of galyas house. the same place that galya hid with her da...