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I always do. and next, ukraine accuses russia of using a vacuum bomb. that is exactly what it means. it sucks the oxygen from the air. sucks the oxygen from a human beings lungs and organs with devastating and horrific consequences. plus, first, the french president and now a top-u.s. senator questioning putins mental state. the russian leader is increasingly isolated, even now from his top advisers. and the harrowing journey to get out of ukraine. we wanted to witness it. and to see it in o...

And more reckless. so what is going on? thats just mention the western border and it is a pretty terrifying thing because that western border is the only way people are getting out. see these images? this is what we saw and we can show you the hellish journey that now it is going to be millions of ukrainians are taking to get out of the country. >> an hour and ten minutes, we went about one-half of one mile. so, that means obviously do the math, the distance to the border, it would take us 57 ...

Thanks for joining us. how many people are we seeing come across the border just over the last 24 hours? and how many more are expected to arrive? and where are they going? >> reporter: so, in poland, the polish government says theyve seen 100,000 ukrainian refugees cross into the country really in the last 48 hours. they expect those numbers to continue to rise. this is one of eight check points in poland, where people can come from ukraine to cross over. at this check point, you are only able ...

So many refugees from ukraine and such. the systems are only being put into place. but the feeling and the amazing support that we have here is absolutely unprecedented. >> we see so much emotion from so many of these people that are happening across the border, so many young children coming with their mothers, their fathers being left behind to have to fight the russians. is there emotional support for these refugees right now? is the government help progress is the government helping provide t...

We were here last night as well -- there is food, there are stations that have been set up. many of these things set up by local members of the communities here in this part of poland. and they are offering food, rides to refugees as they come across the border. last night we saw two young men standing here holding signs. written on it were cities nearby. they were offering rides, standing in the cold, hoping if anyone wanted a ride in their car -- had already given three different groups of peo...

Ukrainians? >> so far the president has offered almost -- and now delivering almost $1 billion worth of military aid just in the last six months. and delivering it as we speak. i believe that the next step is doing what president zelenskyy has asked which is trying to support his desire for fighter planes. he wants russian-made fighter planes because thats what ukrainian pilots are trained on, but the only countries that can supply those are countries such as poland on his western border, and so...

His dedication to helping us was incredible. of course, he is between the ages of 18 and 60, so he is not allowed to leave ukraine. he could take us only as far as the border, where we unloaded in the frigid darkness. there, we met a family who described, in shock, how they had watched putins rockets streaking across the sky in one of the attacks. the feeling of knowing the rockets would land seconds later somewhere in their country, and destroy and kill leaving them just shaking their heads at ...

As president biden said, we will defend every inch of nato territory. poland is also a leading responder to the humanitarian crisis that russias invasion of ukraine has sparked. as of today, more than 700,000 people have been forced to flee the violence perpetrated by russia by crossing the border from ukraine to poland with more coming every single day. ive had the opportunity to speak to some of the folks who have come over recently from ukraine, but i have to say its an incredibly powerful re...

But cant because of the danger. some refugees went to russia, most went to five countries on ukraines western border. poland has taken in the biggest number, nearly two million people. tonight cbs evening news anchor norah odonnell is at a refugee center in warsaw, poland. norah, good evening to you. what are the refugees telling you about what is next for them? >> good evening to you jericka. many of the refugees dont know. when you ask them that question, what is next for you, they answer with...

A flood of refugees across the western border. the wait at the borders is five days long. impertinent crisis as they are doing their best to tackle this while the government appeals to the world to do a lot more to help the military. he gifted them a massive internet service at the russian attacks come in cause disruption s warning that they may be using this to spy on citizens and is telling them to use it when needed.