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Minute-to-minute in the city right now? >> right now it is still stable. we don't have the tanks on the outskirts but we know they are close. we do all we can for total defense, engage in volunteering be it to providing food and medicine to those on the outside, to wield some check points, to organize to supply necessary equipment and facilities for our soldiers. basically we're trying to do that and to enroll ourselves, not to fear but to feel more optimism. we see that it works. at the same time we say just reading news about the situation, i hear some bombardments, i hear some strikes, it i...

Of kyiv for two weeks. we fight back on the northeast of the city, so they didn't manage to get closer, but we realize they'll try to get into the city of kyiv. kyiv has been preparing for this attack from day one. the city is heavily fortified. there are many, many check points. it would be extremely difficult to get into the city. but of course we realize there is their goal after all. so they will do everything in their power. right now, everything that they have is basically just terrorizing the civilian population. they're threatening the civilian population. we know for sure they have be...

Sand bags to distribute around the city at check points and building up deployments to defense. so it's tense. you can feel soon these problems will start but for now, while we're waiting for them to start, there is a sense of life has to go on and the preparations have to continue. >> as you were talking, our viewers were able to see the scenes of people there preparing for an impending battle. stay safe and we'll check back in if there is any breaking news. thank you so much. i want to bring in a "news week" editor and former fbi double agent and author of "how to catch a russian spy." very ...

There. every town getting out to try to photograph or to talk to people we would be stopped either by police or militia or random guy driving by to yell out what are you doing? as i wrote in the piece this is widespread throughout the country. also testament to the ukrainians in general that as i wrote if you spent any longer than that they would probably take you in and feed you. >> right. what comes next is a hot meal. >> right. we had the surreal experiences where we'd encounter people manning check points very serious and certainly we had gotten security briefings. i think a nbc colleague ...

I have seen territorial defense units literally kill people who are expected of being russian saboteurs. i have witnessed hours-long check points in certain parts of the country. i have witnessed civilian areas that have been hit by russian air strikes. you also see an overwhelming number of people who have come together. ukrainian citizens, who are assisting whether or not that means bringing food to checkpoints for soldiers, whether they be volunteer or regular russian army. you see people walking around with clicker any kofs where that would generally be unheard of. so you see humanity at i...