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The CBC's Susan Ormiston explains what is being done to help people fleeing hard-hit areas of Ukraine. 'This is the beginning of a huge humanitarian aid wave coming into Ukraine," she says from a massive old tire warehouse, housing the aid.
As the biggest assault on a European state since the Second World War continues, and Russian troops draw closer to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv's mayor was asked if there were plans to evacuate civilians if the city is taken , at first saying, "We can't do that, because all ways are blocked," then backing away from that assessment.
KYIV - At least 198 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Health Ministry was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Saturday. He said 1,115 people were wounded, including 33 children. It was unclear whether he was referring only to civilian casualties. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk;
CBC's Susan Ormiston reports from Poland's Medyka crossing, located on the border with Ukraine, as people fled by car and on foot to escape Russia's invasion.
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