train station, hoping to head west, and out of the country. knowing that russian troops, our only miles outside of their city. women, children, kids, the elderly, lining up on platforms, pushing their way onto trains, that do not have any room for anyone, or everyone. people were saying tearful goodbyes to loved ones, who managed to find a spot, and that is what it was like in kyiv today. panic. panic, and the impulse to move west, immediately, out of harm s way. while some make it out, and many others have had to stay put. we first spoke to one kyiv resident, named alexander brokering, cold last friday. then we checked in on him, again, on monday. he is a restaurant owner in the city, and alexander, and his family, want to totally four days. they have been unable to do so. they were unable to get enough gas to drive the distance, and the train stations are no longer guaranteed to take them. so, he, his family, and neighbors, have hunkered down in kyiv, like many others.
kyiv today. panic. panic, and the impulse to move west, immediately, out of harm s way. while some make it out, and many others have had to stay put. we first spoke to one kyiv resident, named alexander brokering, cold last friday. then we checked in on him, again, on monday. he is a restaurant owner in the city, and alexander, and his family, want to totally four days. they have been unable to do so. they were unable to get enough gas to drive the distance, and the train stations are no longer guaranteed to take them. so, he, his family, and neighbors, have hunkered down in kyiv, like many others. alexander told us, she managed to pick up some weapons that the ukrainian government have been offering to citizens, and he, and his neighbors, have been teaching themselves how to use them. he told us, they have been using food from his restaurant to supply meals for children, hospitals, and to help the ukrainian army. but, things, as you can imagine, in the second week as it gets started,