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So far. these are some of the many, many donations that they have received and i want to chat with elina and her, this is amazing, you don't think of how difficult it is, but to manage these people, this is her staff for this shift. eight people now helping her out right now. elina, we were speaking earlier about the situation. you're doing this out of love and because you can do it. how long is it sustainable? >> we hope it will be as long as it needs, we don't know what's going to happen with the war in ukraine but we did open, and have been doing this for only two weeks and we've been helpi...

>> translator: thank you very much. >> reporter: in another building more mothers, more volunteers making camouflage netting to hind tanks and artillery. >> translator: let me teach you. do you see? just like this. >> reporter: elina's son is already in the fight. what made you want to come here? >> translator: we need to protect our country. it is difficult to speak. my son is in the army since 2015. i didn't want to let him go, and he said who will go if not me? how will i be able to say to people that i hid and sheltered? so he left, and it was extremely difficult for me. >> reporter: many ...

The children in ukraine have been displaced after one month of war. that's a total of 4.3 million kids who are out of their homes but still in ukraine or who have crossed into neighboring countries. like 16-year-old elina, who managed to escape mother and yo s. >> you're the big sister. what do you tell your young siblings to keep their spirits high. >> usually they cry when the explosions go off, they were crying a lot. and i was telling them, keep calm and we're praying. >> what would you be doing right now if it weren't for the war? >> i would be studying with, i think, i would be seeing my...

Translation: it is still a little bit strange, whenever a - translation: it is still a little| bit strange, whenever a person translation: it is still a little - bit strange, whenever a person comes to a different country. we feel really happy here and we don't feel like not at home. but really happy here and we don't feel like not at home.— like not at home. but it is hard to think of home, _ like not at home. but it is hard to think of home, where _ like not at home. but it is hard to think of home, where elina i like not at home. but it is hard to think of home, where elina had i like not...

Yet. so yeah, in the future, i would like to study— yet. so yeah, in the future, i would like to study here is possible. but the are like to study here is possible. they are not like to study here is possible. elli they are not exactly strangers, claire first met deanna when she opened up a home ten years ago as part of a programme giving children a breakfrom living near the site part of a programme giving children a break from living near the site of the chernobyl disaster. when russia invaded, claire reached out. i couldn't bear the idea that she would be hurt or worse and ijust wanted to ...