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Where they eat, it s where they wash, it s where they hope and they pray that this war will come to an end soon. natalia has been here since day one. she introduces us to the other residents of this subterranean community. they are now her neighbors and friends. like mykola, who sleeps between the turnstiles with his wife. how do you cope with the mental pressure? it s hard, he says. you re in a cellar within a cellar and if you go outside, there are explosions, windows shattering. you have to run. the pain of what they endure is all too clear. natalia sings an old ukrainian folk song with vitaly called what a moonlit sky. but there is no moon down here, no sun neither, just sadness and fading hope. natalia just wants to go home. ....
yes, they took photographs from the front, from the sides, he says. they were grabbing me by my hands, by my neck. he s crying. he s had a long journey. finally a chance to rest. tell me, who have you left behind in mariupol? my son, and his wife, he says. i was living underground for 25 days. his granddaughter went through hell witheflyost tay itent oea ? look at your face, you can t stop smiling. i m happy that we re here, she says. i soul is happy for meeting you, says vitaly. my soul is happy for meeting you, as well. a rare moment of joy in the middle of a war zone. james longman back with us from eastern ukraine. and james, weer with on the air earlier today as president biden was revealing this new military aid to ukraine, in fact, when we ....
Russian president tputin today declared victory in mariupol, even though he called off an attempt to storm the last stronghold held by ukrainians in the city. instead, the russian leader ordered a blockade of the azovstal steel factory so nothing can get in or out. russian drone video showing the extent of the damage. mariupol s mayor told abc today that u.s. military assistance is reaching ukrainian fighters in the city, and they have no intention of surrender. are there 1,000 people left in the plant now, or what s the number? he said 1,000 civilians are also in that steel plant, and they re running out of what they need to survive. 100,000 people remain stuck in the city, but today, for the first time in more than a week, a handful managed to get out. vitaly was among them. we met him as he struggled with his few remaining possessions. his bus stopped repeatedly by russian checkpoints, he says. soldiers there intimidating and humiliating those on board. russians were taking your fin ....
And we just want you to be with us so we can drink coffee, so we can go out and just do the things that we ve spoken about. tony and sabrina have transformed their house, painted and decorated to make it ready for liliia, vitaly and their two children. hi! official figures show more than 50,000 uk families have applied to help ukrainians escape the war. we re just keeping our fingers crossed, as you know. we re getting everything ready for you when you come. as of last week, just 3,200 had arrived under the sponsorship scheme. the government acknowledges the visa process has not been quick enough in some cases. can t wait, can t wait to see you. it s been like an obstacle course. this is a bit like trying to escape a burning house, and you ve made your way to the door, and all of a sudden you ve got to fill in a 50 page questionnaire to get out. finally, after six weeks of filling in forms, the waiting is over. ....
She says it was burning all over the road. her neighbor brings out a bag of what he thinks are incendiary munitions that landed in his garden explosives made to cause devastating fires. using them on civilian areas is against international law. munitions experts tell abc news the hexagonal cartridges may hold magnesium, carried by soviet-area incendiary rockets. everyday life here now a frontline in war, like for vitaly, a farmer who plows his fields just 15 miles from the russian front. he shows us the missile that landed in his field. and the video from where his tractor pulled it out of the ground. we are fighting on the second front line, he says, the front line of supplying our country with food. he s even fortified his tractor. the driver in a flak jacket and helmet, as he tends to his crops. your tractor is your tank? yes, we are risking our lives, he says, but we have to do it. ....