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Happen? >> i want to be peace everywhere. no war. [ inaudible ] ukraine always and forever. >> victor, thank you very much. >> and one more time great thanks to great britain. >> and igor, what do you want the government to do, how do you -- part of the country is still occupied. what would you like to see? >> just get away from my land, leave peacefully. i dont want hearing bombs over my head and seeing russians. because when you see them, you are full of fear, you are scary and nothing more. >...

Situations around the world. put in perspective what its like in ukraine right now for all of these kids who have never known war. >> certainly, weve never seen the speed and swiftness of half a million boys and girls having to flee their country. many, many millions more fleeing homes across the country. there are bunkers, as a little girl told me, theyre terrified, parents are fleeing, theyre hearing bombs. >> for families who cant get out, you can help them from inside ukraine? >> yes, yes we...

And i always promised anything got serious enough that it threatened the children then that is the point we leave. i felt that was the time and luckily for us my wife and children all agreed to go. we got in the car, we were prepacked, i had filled up the car before and had somejerry cans of fuel, i did a dry run to the polish border a few days before so i knew the way and we got in the car and started hearing bombs and kyiv. if you woke up at 7am it was already gridlocked in the city centre and...

You know, you make these decisions all the time — should we leave, should we stay? you know... we always — my wife and i always promised if anything got serious enough that it threatened the children, then thats the point we leave. and i felt that was the time. and luckily enough for us, my wife and children all agreed — "ok, lets go." we got in the car — we were pre—packed, thankfully, id filled the car up the night before and i had a couple of jerry cans full of fuel. id done a dry r...

Border, and lviv the day before, so i knew the way. we got in the car and we started hearing bombs in kyiv. if you woke up at seven oclock, eight oclock in the morning, it was already gridlocked, the city centre, and you were trapped. the city centre, and you were tra ed. ., ,, the city centre, and you were tra ed. . ,, , the city centre, and you were tra--ed. . , , the city centre, and you were tra--ed. ., , , , trapped. can you believe this is happening? _ trapped. can you believe this is happ...

Children all at risk i want to bring in james elder, hes a spokesman for unicef, the eu and agency that helps children worldwide. hes in lviv, in the morning where you are right now, james, youve dealt with crisis situations around the world. put in perspective what it is like in ukraine, right now, for all these kids who have never known war. >> certainly, weve never seen the speed and swiftness of half 1 million boys and girls having to flee their country. many, many millions more flee across ...

Gerry connelly joins us. what he saw, next. but first, after hearing bombs falling in her hometown of kharkiv, a 10-year-old girl and her family left everything behind and set off for hungary. she says shes worried about her friends back home. >> i really want to go home, because theyre my friends. theyre a beautiful part, and the playgrounds behind my house. they are my toys. they are my friends. and i dont know where my friends now. t know where my friends now. finally. our honeymoon. it too...

Two babies out of an -- >> three. >> you are hearing bombs go off. tell me what you did. >> well, there were actually three. there was also baby sofia, who is a british premature baby. it was a trifecta. there was a third. ukraine is an active war zone. all the terrible things that happen in active war zones are present. we stopped at two different hospitals. one to get the two boys and another to get baby sofia. at both, we could hear and feel russian artillery landing in the city. during the o...

Having to evacuate. and the resolve and heart and strength and determination that these people have shown in a fight which many would say they are definitely overmatched and where they feel like they are alone in this right now. what they are doing is truly short of amazing. and i cannot say how inspiring it has been to watch, but also how difficult it has been to see this through the eyes of someone, you know, who is this close to the situation. >> kurt, i did not know that your wife is ukraini...

Around. their house was hit, the kids and family are okay. but how is everyone doing? and what happened? >> what happened is that a bomb went off in their yard and basically destroyed their house. that happened two hours after we were there the day before. when we got there, everybody was in a bit of shock, understandably. i was told the story that an hour before they had just buried the family dog. the family dog had gotten hit because it was standing in front of the kids. the dog gave his life...