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39 past the hour. ukraine is being outgunned and outmanned in its effort to stop russia s takeover in the eastern donbas region and are losing grip on a key eastern city. nbc news foreign correspondent molly hunter reports. reporter: this morning, russian forces inching closer to encircling the city of severodonetsk. ukrainian president zelenskyy says the fighting is for every meter of that city, now almost entirely under russian control with an estimated 10,000 civilians still inside. russian state media showing smoke rising from the ukrainian-controlled azov chemical plant, where the regional governor says 500 people, including children, are sheltering. in nearby villages, as the fighting creeps closer, not everybody wants to evacuate. this woman says, sweetheart, where can i go? who is waiting for me there? let others go, they are young. president zelenskyy says russia can still be stopped but with ....
Now, some of those former residents are returning, trying to find some hope in the wreckage that russia left behind. nbc s molly hunter reports. reporter: this is one of the lucky ones, we met him in lviv with his brother-in-law and they escaped bucha on march 9th. it was so dangerous. reporter: now, he s heading back. did you know your house was still standing? no. no. i heard my dog. reporter: as we approach the family house, we hear barking. his dog was waiting. he takes a second to warm up, then recognizes his owner. their house is frozen in time, and intact. we have only ten minutes to leave. reporter: the russians didn t get inside. dinner plates are still on the table. we can go in. reporter: he shows me the shelter they spent so much time in. it s on that treat. reporter: but we don t linger. ....
raf sanchez in lviv, thank you very much. we re going to talk a little more about that, about that fog of war, about the dichotomies in wars. the human mourning at the grave of hoar 47-year-old son. she s at a cemetery right outside kyiv. he was killed while delivering humanitarian aid to his neighbors. imagine that? and tragically, not everyone has been able to find their loved ones. nbc s molly hunter reports. reporter: 26-year-old careenau saves every message she receives. i don t know why i save them, the young police officer add mitts. it s important to me. ....
Their homes. we left dad in kyiv and will be selling things and helping our heroes, our armies he might even fight, this little boy says in border towns, volunteers are handing out food, warm clothing, blankets, donating supplies by the train load to be sent to ukraine. thank you, poland, for welcoming us, this work says, but we want our home back. if you can, please help us. so many stories of terror fleeing ukraine. and as the fighting continues, the u.n. expects millions more. tom? reporter: kelly cobiella from poland tonight for us kelly, thank you if you ve been following this story, then you know the name president volodymyr zelenskyy. he has emerged as the leader of the ukrainian existence resentence against russia but as molly hunter reports, it s a remarkable transition from his early days in entertainment to war-time leader. reporter: staring directly into the camera, exhausted, unshaven in a t-shirt, ....
California, thank you. massive fires are also tearing through large parts of greece, tonight. they are closing in on major historical sites and forcing thousands to flee by land and sea. molly hunter reports from just outside athens. reporter: apocalyptic themes. a terrifying overnight escape as more than a thousand people evacuated the island in greece. this is what they saw from the ferries and boats pulling away to safety. the bright-red flames lighting up the sky. a woman clutching her baby. another, wiping away a tear. three hours away in the suburbs of athens, firefighters water bombing flare-ups but they can t keep up. quick, this woman says, the houses are on fire. nearby, a new blaze threatening this hilltop village. on this side of the road, two priests are trying to save their monastery. and then, come with me right here. you have got a single house. ....