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And so would her father who is 63 years old. in this country if you're under 60 you have to stay and fight. if you are over 60 you get a pass to leave. the father didn't want to leave. he wanted to stay here and protect his country. there's a lot of fortitude an resistance from the people, they're digging in for the worse. you see a lot of places here have put billboards in front of their windows in case the bombings happen here so the glass doesn't shatter inside. and around the perimeter of the city all these make-shift check points have been set up with sand bags, they're being manned by vo...

Within kyiv. there's still school happening even if it's virtual. how is the government functioning right now? >> the government is in a state of emergency. but it is very active. i would say it's more active than many governments that i have seen in normal times. i was at a check point the other day and people were crossing out of a hard hit area just to the north of kyiv. right on the northern edge of the city. and i was standing there next to a man wearing a rifle over his shoulder and in a jacket and uniform. and helping people cross the foot bridge. and i was talking to him and said i'm a...

Out and in some cities they go through check points and the russian army is in control. in the next few days we expect to see things ramp up again. we have seen today more people going back into ukraine. we've seen all along a few people making the trip back the other way. today more people with supplies, food, water, things that are needed there that they just can't get that are gone. so they're bringing that back in and more foreign fighters as well, craig. so the flow of people going in that has stepped up a bit, the flow of people coming out slowed down but not for long according to those ...

It's going to start in a few hours from now. it's going to extend for the next 35 hours. each time they have done that, it's because they have had some specific intelligence that there was either going to be more air strikes or it clears off the streets so they can go for -- they can go after what they call saboteurs and you hear more and more talk about this when you speak to ukrainian officials. they believe that russia has infiltrated operatives here into the city who are in hiding and we've heard this not just from officials, we have heard this from witnesses as well who have suddenly seen...

Nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has more on this. >> reporter: in ukraine faith is being tested. at lviv's christ fellowship church the reverend has opened his doors to refugees. >> it seems surreal, like movie, except you see real people suffering. they hug me and they cry and they cannot believe bombs are not falling on them. >> reporter: this man lost touch with his wife and children after their family was damaged by shelling. i began to pray to god, i asked god to save them, please take my life but i want them to be safe. he says he couldn't meet up with his family because o...