journey to the north of poland. >> reporter: here in ukraine, near the front lines, there are more daring rescues. >> so behind us is ukraine and out in front of us is russia. >> reporter: recently retired special foroperation s operatio jeremy locke and his team rescuing these six children east of kyiv, through checkpoints, just miles from a russian column. >> picking them up, getting them to safety. >> reporter: their group aerial recovery bringing 200 other children to lviv where it's safe. traveling on similar back roads this week, the nodikovs. 13-year-old dasha snapping pics of the journey. tired mom oxana cradling their cat, dad kyrill walking the dog. they came from hard hit kharkiv. it took them seven days what is normally a 12 hour drive. we met them at this gym turned shelter, it was clear when it was time to flee. the explosions at the plant blew the doors off your house? would you stay here, would you go to poland? is a mother's brave face resooelds into vulnerability.