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BBC News

in southern ukraine. but for those who've had to stay, their lives have moved underground. this bunker is the last place of refuge for so many of those left behind, and that's usually the elderly. it's damp and dark. they have to use these buckets as toilets. and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now it's just four women. anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air raid sirens go off so often, they spend most of their day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes. i can't stay here for a long time as my legs hurt. i need to walk a lot, but i can't.

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BBC News

they have to use these buckets as toilets. and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now it's just four women. anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air—raid sirens go off so often they spend most of their day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes. i can't stay here for a long time as my legs hurt. i need to walk a lot, but i can't. i need to have a good diet, but it's impossible now. this is one of galina's last tablets. she has enough for three weeks, but after that she's not sure what will happen. but the stories of the elderly here in mykolaiv are

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BBC News

anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air—raid sirens go off so often, they spend most of their day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes. i can't stay here for a long time, as my legs hurt. i need to walk a lot, but i can't. i need to have a good diet, but it's impossible now. next — let's turn to the besieged city of mariupol — which hasn't fallen yet. it's a port city in the south. if captured, it would create a land corridor between russia and crimea. remember russia illegally annexed crimea in 2014. and this is what it looks like — after being surrounded and shelled by russian troops for weeks. it's been described as the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the conflict. here's the ukrainian foreign minister. the situation in mariupol is both dire militarily and heartbreaking. the city doesn't exist any more. the remainings of the ukrainian army and large group of civilians

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Outside Source

she says, despite the constant shelling, she can't leave. translation: the bomb shelter is far away, - and i have no ability to go there. my health doesn't let me go anywhere. and where would i go? we will be sitting and waiting for peace. peace is the most important thing nowadays. those who can have fled this neighbourhood in mykolaiv in southern ukraine. but for those who've had to stay, their lives have moved underground. this bunker is the last place of refuge for so many of those left behind — and that's usually the elderly. it's damp and dark. they have to use these buckets as toilets. and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now it's just four women. anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other

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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

cities where there's no power, no cell signal, no internet. he have againy and ludmilla said there was a total absence of communication, relying on rumors and ultimately, instincts. >> reporting live from tallinn in estonia. thank you. let's get more on the humanitarian crisis. the public health team director for save the children, rachel, thank you for joining us. thank you for all you're doing. what dangers are the children specifically facing as this war nears the two-month mark? >> thanks, wolf. thanks very much for having me. as that report highlighted, the complexity of this war and the effect it is having on children is unimaginable. you said nearly 5 million people have now fled ukraine. and we know that 50%, half of those are children. so this is a children's

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CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield

ukrainian refugees fleeing russia's invasion. more than 4 "people" have fled so far and many are suffering with mental and emotional trauma. here is dana bash. . >> reporter: 8-year-old mark nejame is used to going to gymnastics class six days a week in odesa, ukraine. now she practices here, a refugee center in warsaw, poland. do you know why your mom decided it was time for you to go? >> translator: well, because there were explosions there and stuff like that. >> reporter: did you hear explosions? did you see any of the war? >> reporter: mm-hmm. >> reporter: she left ukraine with her brother and mother, ludmilla. >> translator: it was very hot because we decided to go there to moldova, to romania, through hungary, and slovenia and then poland.

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CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto

explosions? did you see any of the war? she left ukraine with her brother and mother ludmilla. >> we decided to go there through moldova. through romania, through hungary, and so slovenia. and then poland. >> reporter: yana sits at a table full of donated supplies and goes to school remotely, on her phone, right in the middle of this warsaw refugee center. she's okay? >> she says yes. >> reporter: ludmilla is not so sure about her own trauma. >> even here, every time when i hear some sounds and when a plane is flying, i'm afraid. >> reporter: poland's generosity toward ukraine's flood of refugees, shelter, food, baby supplies, is well documented. less known is a focus on what

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Newsday

the russians tried unsuccessfully to blow up the dam before they left. the people of the village are still traumatised by the russian occupation and by the 2a hours when they were held as human shields at the village school. ivan said it was chaos. children were crying, everyone was crying. how would you describe the experience? "vandals, fascists. i don't want to think about the russians. they're not people." what happened that day? "they were getting bombarded, that's what," said ludmilla. she said at night the russians forced them out of cellars where they'd been sheltering pointing their machine guns. they broke open the doors if people didn't answer them. on the 14th of march, there was heavy fighting in the area. the ukrainians were on the attack. the russians were losing men.

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BBC News

brother was in the army. they found his military cap in photos. ukrainian soldiers and others said the russians had used civilians as human shields in the next village. it's a small place on a lake. the russians tried unsuccessfully to blow up the dam before they left. the people of the village are still traumatised by the russian occupation and by the 2a hours when they were held as human shields at the village school. ivan said it was chaos. children were crying, everyone was crying. how would you describe the experience? "vandals, fascists. i don't want to think about the russians. they're not people." what happened that day? "they were getting bombarded, that's what," said ludmilla.

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BBC News

cap in photos. ukrainian soldiers and others said the russians had used civilians as human shields in the next village. it's a small place on a lake. the russians tried unsuccessfully to blow up the dam before they left. the people of the village are still traumatised by the russian occupation and by the 2a hours when they were held as human shields at the village school. ivan said it was chaos. children were crying, everyone was crying. how would you describe the experience? "vandals, fascists. i don't want to think about the russians. they're not people." what happened that day? "they were getting bombarded, that's what," said ludmilla. she said at night the russians forced them out of cellars

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