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Safety on this point. it comes as russian forces say they'll respect humanitarian corridors for civilians flowing locations, including mariupol. ukraine foreign minister said russia is blocking humanitarian aid and evacuation routes. in the capital of kyiv we can hear artillery in the distance. >> we'll fight for our country, as i said. we're going to fight for our values. it is necessary for all of us. >> ukrainians are working around the clock to fortify the capital of kyiv putting sandbags in the roads and using hedge hogs to block the streets ahead of a possible russian advance on the city...

To travel, to come back to ballet, she says, but the most important thing now, is for the war to end with our victory. across ukraine, opera houses and theaters are closed. >> it is not time for performance on the stage. now we have performance on our fields. >> last time alexander oleshenko danced, the night before the war became and now anti-tank hedge hogs. >> do you think you will dance again? >> yes. 100%. >> and the artistic soul of ukraine is standing by. until they secured their freedom. >> our thanks to erin mclaugh lin for that report. a growing number of international businesses a...

Locals call hedge hogs. they've sown netting and put up sand bags. around the wall here of this checkpoint they've got boxes of molotov cocktails ready. this is all locally made. these are improvised defenses and this is just one ukrainian village. >> reporter: just down the road i meet a woman who seems like a sweet 71-year-old grandmother. she said if she saw vladimir putin she would strandle him with her own hands right now. >> translator: i'm ready, she says. if by god the russians come here, i'll shoot them all and my hands will be shaking. i'll throw grenades at them. there is seating an...

He says. it seems like another life. one other dancer said our test prepared us for war, and ballet teaches you to have a strong spirit, she says. her husband died fighting for ukraine, and she armed herself to protect herself and son and country. the most important thing now is for the war to end with our victory. across ukraine, opera houses and theaters are closed. >> for now it's not time for performance on a stage. now we have performance on our streets. we have bombs. >> it was the night before the war began when he danced, and now he's building anti-tank hedge hogs. >> you think you wil...

Coming together to gear up for a fight against russians in ukraine. lviv is untouched by ground battles or artillery or missiles. as anderson cooper reports, the residents still want to be ready. >> they are welding steel to block roads, hedge hogs they're told. >> these are most effective when the ground is soft and they can get dug down into the earth or on a cobble stonestreet. they can dig down. with hedge hogs this size, it's unlikely to be able to stop a russian tank but perhaps a vehicle or humvee. la viv so far has been unscathe.