>> i think i was shocked. i couldn't even cry. i didn't feel anything. i hope there is some peaceful way to resolve this. i just want my ukrainian people to be safe. >> tatiana fled to the relative safety of lviv, as well. with her son nikita, but not his father, who is fighting on the front lines. >> translator: his father is in kyiv now, and fighting for kyiv. i don't always have a possibility of calling, of knowing he's still alive. >> reporter: the war has made oxana a single mother, too. her reservist husband called up to fight. how much longer do you think you can deal with this? >> translator: it's hard to say. as long as needed because i have no options. >> reporter: one man feels responsible for everyone in this city, residents and the displaced alike. m the mayor. >> responsibility.