their journey s end, the evacuees or the husbands and fathers they left behind. 0n the edge of kyiv, some volunteers are in position, still trying to get organised. the professionals, better armed and trained, are closer to the front. kyiv is the biggest symbol of ukrainian independence, and that makes it the biggest target for the russian army. they re still a reasonable distance in that direction. the city s there. it s big and it s sprawling, and in a lot of people s minds here at the moment is the question of whether president putin will order the kind of assault on the capital that he s ordered on cities elsewhere in the country. first lesson for the new soldiers loading bullets into a magazine. most at this territorial defence centre were boys of 18 and 19. i study economy.
and there is no water, heating or electricity. the russian advanceis or electricity. the russian advance is also gaining momentum to the east and north with continued shelling and artillery fire. 50,000 people a day are passing through kyiv station. it is the gateway to relative safety in the far west, near the polish border. further from the russians and further from the people they love. no one knows how long they ll be apart. the platform for lviv is where they start becoming refugees, almost all of them women and children. i m really worried about my three kids, she said, and i want to come back. but now, i m very scared. shouting
no water, heating or electricity. the russian advanceis electricity. the russian advance is gaining momentum to the east and also the north with continued shelling and artillery fire, as we saw in sarah rainford s report. 50,000 people a day are passing through kyiv station. it is the gateway to relative safety in the far west, near the polish border. further from the russians and further from the people they love. no one knows how long they ll be apart. the platform for lviv is where they start becoming refugees, almost all of them women and children. i m really worried about my three kids, she said, and i want to come back. but now, i m very scared. shouting.
of children as they tried to flee the country with their guardians. apprehensive to go yet fearful to stay. already in state care, these children are now in a war not of their own making. 300 of them are at kyiv station where they are trying to flee through a sea of people. and when trains do arrive it is a battle to get in in order to get out. so they wait for hours in the freezing cold after dark. no matter that some of them have severe disabilities. they split up severe disabilities. they split up in various directions to anywhere safe. one of the co ordinators that says it was terrifying at the station. really people were scared and
anywhere, they tried to hide in the forest. but all our forests are filled with russians. oh wow! they are behind every bush. when you came up here a few moments ago, just before we were on tv, i asked you how you re doing? and you said, you re alive i m alive, this is the best. you re grateful just for that. who have you come with? and who has been left behind? i am alone. your kids are back there? mike it s they are still there. what is their plan? they will join me later. they will join me later. they re waiting now in gostroluchcha, a small town close to the hungarian border. tell me about your journey. you started from kyiv station, or from your town?