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It is a citizen part, citizen part of my person and my soul, and this part told me, no — the wars that you have seen before were not your wars. this time you cannot stay to the side. this time you need to beware, this time you need to take a gun, to take arms and this time you need to protect your homeland, your loved ones, your family, your daughter, and all the people around you. so, i took my helmet, i have a helmet, i have been in a lot of wars... is that one of the helmets you would wear with your flak jacket? yeah, it was my helmet that was with me in the gaza strip, in iraq, in syria,...

Different level. erin, we always remind you and you know this, stay safe, we can see of course you are wearing your flak jacket and your helmet. and you are in the capital city of kyiv. stay with us erin, i want to bring in keir simmons who is standing by in moscow. this isn't a stealth thing, vladimir putin went on tv today and telegraphed that he has authorized a special military operation to protect the people of ukraine. russian speakers that russia is claiming as its own. what are you hearing in moscow? >> well it's just after 7 am here in moscow ali. and people in russia as far as we can...

Kyiv, a series of explosions could be heard as he was giving his live report. he put on his flak jacket, also his helmet, his headgear, and then continued to report. i want to make sure he is safe. he is now moving to another camera that will give us a better perspective of what is happening there behind him in the city of kyiv. meantime, in kharkiv where clarissa ward is joining us this evening, also a series of explosions that she is hearing as well, clarissa. now, have you -- matthew just heard an explosion there. are you still witnessing anything now? >> so it's been quiet now for a few mi...

Several weeks we've not seen anything at all. in fact, i've never heard anything like this in kyiv for the years that i've been coming here and reporting from here. this is the first time. but look, it's going to be more than just a coincidence. i can hear rumblings right now. >> matthew, is it safe where you are? >> pinpoint -- yeah. i think it's relatively safe at the moment. oh. >> there's another one. >> i've got a flak jacket right here. let me just get it on. >> matthew chance is live for us in kyiv, ukraine. matthew, we're going to stick with you. matthew is on a roof in central kyiv, h...

Couldn't find a flak jacket before heading off to combat. this relies on donations and improvisation. this is some padding for the flak jackets to go around the armor plates. and they're made from the material that's used for floor mats for cars. the armor plates come from scrap metal scavenged from old cars, welded and reworked by volunteer mechanics, and field tested. so, he's taken out a plate to a firing range. this is six millimeters in wid , and they tried different kinds of firearms and rounds, and it was able to block some rifles. but a sniper's rifle punched right through, as did a ma...