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Populated area just on the outskirts of kyiv. it is separated from the center of the city by a single bridge. just a few minutes ago we were further down this road at that bridge. the bridge was blown up by ukrainian forces and now russian troops are trying to occupy the center of the suburb. it is sending people running out of the city, except the bridge is blown up so they have to cross planks, two planks that go through the water, very slippery planks. we saw people who were being brought out...

Concrete blocks, spare tires, sandbags, you know, just kind of metal rebar thats been kind of welded together, netting here that locals have soewn here. well spin around to get a sense of what the guys who are volunteering here, they have their molotov cocktails at the ready, and this is entirely a voluntary effort. ive been speaking with some of the guards here. one of them sapphis a fireman a policeman and electrician and an example of how the local population has mobilized here. a local offic...

The guards here. one of them is a fireman, one say retired police officer, another one is an electrician. all an example of how the local population has mobilized here. a local official i talked to, he estimates that about 20% of the population of more than 12,000 people in these villages have gone into the ukrainian army, have gone into the ukrainian territorial defense. he estimates maybe 10% have fled and the rest, he says, are very active in the volunteer effort in the war effort. that means...

Of this woman crying in front of a recovered body of a loved one sending bloodstain. ive met the other day in this one apartment building was struck by a missile. it went up in flames. 16 floor building. it was mostly elderly people inside, and most of them were on the top floor. they had to be brought down in these large cranes. the fireman had to bring them down. they all sat down. they try to grab as much as they possibly could. usually -- whatever documents they had and medicine. they were s...

For joining us. really appreciate your analysis on cnn. >> thank you. >> its this afternoon your time and this morning ukraine time. thank you very much. former ukrainian president petro poroshenko says russias president underestimates a lot about ukraine, including the unity of the ukrainian people. this is something weve discussed over the last several weeks. now faced with losing everything they have, everyday citizens are coming together to stand against the russian invasion. cnns ivan wat...

Least for now, but they know its likely coming and theyre preparing to defend themselves. ordinary people, firefighters and electricians, farmers and grandmothers, ready to stand their ground. more on their determination to fight back from cnns ivan watson. >> dawn breaks with an air raid siren. the ground war has yet to reach this city in central ukraine, but locals arent taking any chances. this is the entrance to a village on the outskirts of the city. a check point protected by volunteers, a...

Locals arent taking any chances. this is the entrance to a village on the outskirts of the city, a check point protected by volunteers, an ex-cop, fireman and electrician. >> look how this village is protecting itself. home made tank traps which the locals call hedgehogs, theyve sewn netting and put up sandbags and around the wall of this check point, they have boxes of molotov cocktails ready. this is all locally made. these are imp imp vised defenses. >> i meet nina that seems like a sweet 71-...

Cnns ivan watson traveled to a city and saw the homemade weapons made by civilians there. >> reporter: this is a village outside of the city. this is how they have been mobilized. this has erected in the last two weeks, home dodd made. concrete blocks, spare tires, metal rebar thats been welded together, netting that locals have sewed here. you can get a sense of what the guys who are volunteer, they have the molotov cocktails at the ready. ive been speaking with some of the guards here. one of ...

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