Atms. three friends, all from donbas in eastern ukraine, in maidan square, where ukraine turned its back on russia in its 2014 revolution, showing support for their country. >> we are not afraid. we are ready to defend our country. >> reporter: marichka padulko is a morning news anchor in ukraine. tonight, her husband's at war, and her children hiding in safety in the west. >> i think it's the worst scenario that we could have expected. i never expected it to be so bad, but i never expected ukraine to be so calm and strong. >> reporter: ukraine's president zelenskyy trying to rally his country...