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media outlets posted today, even in the most difficult days, the morale of the ukrainian army cannot be broken! and on that note, i wish you all a good night. from our friends and colleagues at nbc news, thank you for staying up late! i will see you next week. ♪ ♪ ♪ and coming to again from budapest, hungary. one of ukraine's western neighbors. in a few minutes, i will bring you an interview with the chief of staff to ukraine's president, as he leads his country through a fourth, grinding week of this russian invasion. now, so far, this fourth week
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is playing out much like the previously one. the russian ground invasion, largely, is stalled. but constant air attacks on ukraine cities exact a devastating human toll. ukraine's eastern cities, the ones near us to russia, or the hardest hit. this is kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city and, intellectual capital. it is more than 30 universities. the city, largely destroyed by russian bombardment. the city morgue, overflowing. the more director says, there is no more coffins available. they are wrapping bodies and what they can find. in the southeastern city of mariupol, there is still no word on any further survivors from the russian bombing, two days ago, over local theater. they say hundreds of civilians were sheltering there. 130 survivors have made it out, but officials say, they don't know the status of the rest. rescue efforts, hampered by continuous russian shelling of the area. mariupol, also, cannot cope at
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the number of its dead and, here a local post office was really will do with the word, more. bodies are being kept there, until they can be buried. the mayor tells the bbc, fighting between ukrainian, and russian forces, now, has reached the city center. around 260 miles to the west of that, the russian army, reportedly, is being pushed back. the city of mykolaiv, key to russia's presumed plan to, eventually, take russia's -- sorry, ukraine's the largest port city, odessa. russian warships have been stalking the coast over odessa, for weeks now. threatening to strike it any moment. these ground forces have been bogged down, in the streets of mykolaiv, where the fighting is fierce, and brutal, with heavy casualties, we are told, on both sides. they report the new ukrainian counter offensive, and is pushed russian forces back. so much so that, miraculously, residents are attempting some sort of return to normal life. coffee shops, restaurants, bank branches, of all reopened.
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buses, and, treasury operating. the trump shop says business is good because ukrainian soldiers by flowers. supermarkets have rationed docked, residents or grocery shopping, but the question is, how long can this last? with russia, increasingly, resorting to air power with ukraine cities. they were shattered in an instant, anywhere in the city. anywhere in the country, really. chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, filing this report from kyiv, this evening. >> a missile, exploding here, in kyiv, around 80 of this wording. no military targets, anywhere in sight. just apartments, kindergarten, an elementary school, as well as a grocery. an entire community, devastated, in a split second. >> attacking apartment complexes like this is a terror campaign, designed to frighten ukrainians into surrendering. but, it is not working. the damage here, and across this country, is only
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convincing ukrainians of the need to fight harder, or lose everything. >> in front of our building, natalia was having her first cup of coffee when, and suddenly, her window exploded and shards. everything started crumbling,. i felt the shock wave, and i fell on the floor, she says. even covered in iodine for all of her cuts, she's optimistic. >> our wonderful boys and girls are fighting, and we will win. our enemies, those damned occupiers, say we have some nazism here. i do not understand what is happening in those brains of their ears. >> those wild accusations of nazism in ukraine, vladimir putin was pushing them, once again. the scene, this giant cnn moscow today, is making their first public appearance. they launched their invasion in ukraine over three weeks ago. tens of thousands of people,
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passing into moscow's largest stadium for putin speech. it is local state workers who are both, figurative through both of these. the event was held as an eight year anniversary of russia seizure of crimea, and putin used to further his claims that he is liberating ukraine, from its genocidal, nazi leaders. which is, as not as it sounds. in the ambassador in the un, increasingly paranoid, we're conspiratorial pronouncements. >> the tirade, from the russian president, is bizarre conspiracy theories. this week, we hear more where that came from. things that sound like they were forwarded to him on a chain email, from a dark corner of the internet. president biden has a word for this kind of talk. malarkey. >> but, full of malarkey though they may be, today, the kremlin demonstrated that nowhere in ukraine is beyond its reach, at least from the sky. black smoke, rising over the western ukrainian city of lviv
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today, after russian missions struck a aircraft repair plant there. lviv. 15 miles from poland. largely untouched, as far, and the invasion. it was a hub for refugees who had been fleeing the eastern part of the country, and for humanitarian supplies, coming in. just tonight, more large explosions have been heard in lviv. joining us now, again, from lviv, is nbc news cal perry. you have heard some loud booms where you are. what is this jewish issued in v? >> it is unclear. to be honest, and pull back the curtain for a viewers, this is a city that are under martial law, and under curfew. there is no way to check it out but, the government here does
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not want to give the russians anymore informations and they need to. so, the strikes this morning were put to assess strikes, quote unquote, near the airport complex. again, the government does not want to let the russians know they were successful in hitting targets. there was initially six cruise missiles fired at the target using on the left side of the screen, air defenses not to move the missiles out. i share that information, because as possible, the booms we heard about 90 minutes ago, almost two hours, could have been air defenses. >> are there are concerns amongst the people in lviv spreading to the western part of the country? that's where people went to, where they thought about how even volodymyr zelenskyy would be evacuated to lviv, being able to conduct the affairs of the government there. is there considered the war is florida? >> there is not only concern, but preparations for it. the preparations we see on the ground are for a widened, and
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further air campaign by the russians. we see it doubling up of sandbanks. they seem to be braced, and readies for police stations, fire stations, government centers. it is also cultural things, statues, paintings. we've seen churches, and have sandbagged our, on the side of his screen. they've sandbagging the windows that are at street level. they are worried about these famous windows. some of the stained glass that, as i said, are three or 400 years old. it is a city that is preparing for an intensified air campaign. you still have, as you made it abundantly clear, the human trafficked. this flow of refugees, coming from places like mariupol, where we see incredibly gruesome pictures of civilians, trapped, in basements, only outside for a few hours at best, look every third day that is what people are fleeing. the airstrikes estimate morning, the booms a few hours ago,
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would only spur people who may have decided to settle here, in lviv. people who found a place to stay with friends, family, or found empty rooms in the dormitory. this will only spur a second wave of refugees. a second wave of internally displaced people. we are talking, again, over 3 million who have left this country. 1300 intermediate needed, but as a campaign in the air widens, that number will only grow. >> you've been around the sting, in doing it for a long time, but i am worried about you. stay safe, my friend. in lviv. we will stay in touch with cattle as this develops. today, russia passed north korea, syria, and iran, as the country at the most sanctions against it in the world. more countries are turning away from russia, sounds like a big deal, but how much does that actual pressure mean if china, one of the largest, strongest,
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wealthiest countries in the world, is willing to stand behind them? let me read you the opening lines of the u.s. readout of a video call between president biden, and the chinese president, xi jinping today quote. this speaks unprovoked invasion of ukraine. short, simple, to the point. if that was throughout the state, or in the two donations her discussing today. on the hand, the readout of these ex encouraged edition or is it never mentions a word invasion. so, like colin news article and they are the to the situation in ukraine. there has been, quote, new major developments in the international landscape. far from admitting russia's moral role of the aggressor here, china would only go so far as to say, the u.s., and nato, should address the, quote, security concerns of both russia, and ukraine, and quote.
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of course, russia had no valid security concerns from ukraine. none. absolutely zero. but china's deference toward through issues dugout bill weir. last, both weeks before the russian invasion of ukraine, the russia, and china, agreed to a new 30 year deal, and which russia would provide oil to china. the fastest growing major economy in the world means his doj killer i get. the massive building of having between our countries's first your health and secondly, to stop buying a biggest purchase. that same day, they produce the international relations announcing a new era. the press, rightfully, zeroed in online saying that there would be no limits to the two countries ask, and no forbidden areas of cooperation.
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now that divisions of various is being put to the test. so far, china not condemning russia's actions in ukraine. the country, remaining incredibly neutral, while much of the rest of the world has sanctioned, and stop trade with russia, because of its actions. in fact, russia, and china, and maintain deep economic ties. but, the u.s. is trying to draw a land in the sand. it is trying to define, with the west sees, as a forbidden area of cooperation between china, and russia. that is, direct to military support for russia's invasion of ukraine. yesterday, secretary of state blinken told the press, china will be a responsibility, for any actions it takes to support russian arrest, and to impose costs. it is a point the white house tells us that biden reiterated in detail, during his tour call president xi if they created that, and the united states will hit them with some sort of economic punishment. it sounds simpler, until you think about it. for instance, one thing russia has reportedly requested from
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china or non parent pillar military food hits the logistical campaign has been a mess on the ground so far. things like non perishable food or why their advances into ukraine keeps stalling. so, would providing food to be against these rules? would the punishments to china actually look like? china is hard to impose trade restrictions on russia. quoting it now, ambassador gary locke, united states ambassador to the obama administration, former governor of washington state. ambassador, thank you for being with us tonight. this gets complicated. it looks to the rest of the world like everybody is turning on russia, but with help they can hold out for a lot longer. >> certainly, china is in a predicament. even the images that we have been seeing, every day on our
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television sets, is being broadcast to the chinese people. it was destruction, violence, death, and in the hands of russians. at the same time, the chinese government, still, and i'm seeing the them dewine, this is the fault of the nato of russia. china is in a predicament. well they have long-standing ties with russia, and would like to displace the western border, invented, or devised by the eu, and the united states. nonetheless, the trade between china, and the united states, and the eu, is ten times the amount of trade that it does with russia. china's fury economic sanctions from the west, where it to provide military, or even economic aid to russia. >> look, american polls
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indicate, american citizens are okay with the echo the relay tends to ruin, because of the amount of trade with russia. particularly, as it relates to energy with china, and so we had a conflict on china as that front now will it may hurt people, and make them upset as well with it. >> you are already seeing, within europe, some reservation about going after russian oil exports, and natural gas to europe. they depend on those energy supplies to heat their homes, and to provide gasoline for their automobiles to, keep
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their factories going. that's why many of the sanctions have kind of gone around, to avoid touching those exports of natural gas was happened is a care that russia, and china, were surprised by how swiftly, and extensively, the west impose sanctions. very broad range sanctions against russia. it is going to be more difficult to impose those same sanctions against china, because, for instance, the financial system hurts move the russian companies. of course, not many u.s. companies, and european countries, do trade with to russia. however, if you were to kick china off of the international financial system, and swift system, by which transactions occur, who we for worries, are soon be far worries, our port
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exporters get paid from china, if they sell to china. if we stop all trade with china, where will we get our clothes, our age late-able. so much of which, made in china, that we buy it at macy's, home depot, target, etc. there will be a massive impact to the american consumer is the biden administration to then, to the invasion of ukraine. how can the have specific sanctions, going after specific companies, or units of the chinese government. >> ambassador, it is good to talk to you. thank you for turning much, gary lock is find we there all the time, sir. >> thank you. >> still ahead, we have a fascinating look at how the ukrainian army is getting the much-needed supplies it means.
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volunteers are working around the clock to turn ordinary cars into battle ready vehicles, for ukrainian soldiers to use, on the front lines of russian invaders. here's how it works. the cars are bought from, or
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donated by, civilians looking to aid the ukrainian people, in any way they can. volunteers checked the engines, retrofit them with armor plating, and give them a new coat of green paint, so they won't stand out on the battlefield. the vehicle, stan, are piled up, and driven south as fast as they can, through lithuania, and poland, to secure checkpoint on the ukrainian border. so, if someone asks you what the trucker convoy for freedom looks like, please, show them this picture. one reason we know about the ukrainian armoured truck pipeline, is thanks to incredible reporting by the washington post steve hendrix, reporting on how critical supplies make their way to ukraine from supportive, neighboring countries. it's not just cars. these convoys carry all kinds of emergency supplies. two ukrainian soldiers out on the front line, everything from generators, and mobile kitchen units, to surveillance drones, a night vision gear. the most important equipment
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making its way over the border, bulletproof vests, and helmets, to protect ukrainian fighters from russian bullets. now, once the supplies reach ukraine, the mission shift from urgent to, perilous. today, russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, declared that anything carrying military supplies in ukraine will be considered legitimate targets for russian strikes. but, ukrainians be willing to take the risk, to get the supplies they need. as when ukrainian ten until the washington post, quote, from the army we get the gun, and mission, and uniform. but under the uniform, when we eat, what keeps us safe, how we move around and fight, that comes from the people. our people, and different people. and quote. joining us now, washington post bureau chief, steve hendrix, who is the byline on the story. steve, thank you for green spend time with us tonight. walk us through this. volunteers started the emergency supply lines back in 2014, after the invasion of crimea.
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what's happened between, then and now? how are they able to scale the suffer a war that is much bigger than the one that happened then? >> well, the scaling up is happening, as we speak. it is only been since the invasion, that they went from a relatively small operation, with a few people, and responding on request, to bring supplies in as the season ukraine asked for them. of course, in the last three weeks, the need has exploded but so has the support. lithuania, a country of under 3 million people, has donated more than 18 million euros, almost $20 million, in the last three weeks. most of it is going to this particular group, that started in 2014, as you said. they have, quickly, more than increased by ten fold.
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it is a number of people that are buying, converting, and shipping and amount of equipment that they are buying. there are shopping all across europe, and china, and north america, to find the bullet proof estimate, helmets. really, just basic supplies. the governments are dealing with the have a weapon systems, but they basically need basic equipment. it is that need, that these private, volunteer operations, are beginning to fill in a fairly impressive way. >> what do the make of the idea that sergei lavrov said today, but vladimir putin has said many times? anybody, basically, helping the cranium military is considered a legitimate target? >> well, i think they have mixed feelings. one is that this was not a secret process. the location of some of the steps along the way, they want
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to keep this as quiet as possible, and are fully aware the russian knows what's going on in many cases. but, the process itself, these are public campaigns. they need public support. then, and in the process from beginning to end for this particular story. they're taking a risk, and they know it, but the perceived risk is not so much in lithuania, are transporting through poland, or even at the polish border where the supplies are handed off. it is once the soldiers begin to take them back to their battlefield positions, in ukraine. we talked to several people, this week, for the story, who had driven 11, 12:15 and 16 hours, to pick up the supplies were getting turned around, again. a couple of the guys suggests to me is that they feel like they are in pretty constant peril, only when they get back.
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>> the governments of lithuania, and poland, by the way, the two places with which these convoys come, our, in fact, the strongest nato partners, in terms of wanting to push back on russia. these are governments, and people, who are worried about russian expansion. what you are describing our civilian efforts, not governmental. >> exactly. but the impulses the same. the people, the citizens of lithuania, that i've talked to, feel like ukrainian fighters fighting for that. >> they are members of nato, than other protested by art of article five, but, especially, people who have lived in the soviet era can only imagine a russia, and vladimir putin have been mine for and that's the way the. tiny, baltic country, right in russia. in ukraine, this is their fight in a very mood very impressed
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by the depth of support, and the flags that are everywhere, the restaurants that are giving money giving portions of the support i have happened to be there during the pennant stay, with peyton, and ship and there was so many fly homes play as the lithuanian flags. really, they do see this as their fight. >> steve, thank you for your great reporting. it is an important story. steve hendrix, the jerusalem borough chief for the washington post. we appreciate your time tonight. >> thank you. >> in just a minute, i speak with the chief of staff to ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. that is next. later, a top with the war photographer assigned to kyiv, who is taking these incredible photos. stay with us. psoriasis really messes with you.
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volodymyr zelenskyy spends his days of receiving the country's war effort and soliciting help from western allies, he's usually accompanied by his chief of staff and closest advisor. andriy yermak. the two have known each other for over a decade. together the recoordinating ukraine's response that'll levels to russia's invasion. earlier this evening, i spoke
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to andrea yermak in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. i began by asking him about his country's fight against a formidable enemy and with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people are doing to try to win this war. >> we continue to lose every day our heroes, our people that we are fighting. we continue to fight until the victory. what is necessary for victory? i think we have enough motivation for all our people to defend our lands. we need the help, continued help from our partners. we need concretely, weapons to continue fighting. and finally, we need to close our sky, because it's impossible to see how every night and every day the russians continue bombing an
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attack with civilians, buildings, residents, and how every day we lost the children, women, and other people. very tragic things happened during the last days. it's about the bombing of the drama theater in mariupol. thousands of people try to find a place for safety. it's last night at the civilian houses and buildings of kyiv, and we unfortunately, we, every day can see this dramatic fact. dramatic photos, and dramatic video of our beautiful cities, our beautiful countries, which now looks very tragedy. it's impossible without emotions to see all of this. >> that the eater in mariupol has been destroyed, but it does seem that more than 100 people had been rescued from that theater. what is the latest news that
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you have? >> the latest news is the continued the working of these area. we know a lot of people -- attacks. we can say finally the numbers of the people who was killed and damaged. >> what do you think vladimir putin wants out of ukraine? will he settle for anything other than taking over ukraine? >> you see, it's very difficult to understand what's in the head of another person, especially this kind of a person. but i think that i don't know what putin wants. i know that our people and this fact that all the world understands, that ukrainians, it's impossible to leave ukrainians without freedoms. and it's impossible to speak in the lance of ultimatums, capitulation,'s or something else. the freedom in our blood. we never go for compromise for our independence. for our integrity.
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for our sovereignty. it's impossible. it's unacceptable. we show to the world that we continue to fight, and all the people, it doesn't matter, from young people up to the old people. everybody, it's absolutely in good mood. they are very optimistic. they very believe in our country, and they very believe in our victory.
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>> andre yermak, thank you for your time today. mr. yermak is the chief of staff to ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. we know how busy you are. we appreciate you've been willing to talk to our viewers and help them understand what is going on in your country right now, and as you discussed what you hope will be happening in the future. so thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you for your support and help. >> well, heartbreaking images showing the devastation in ukraine were taken by the award winning photojournalist, marcus sam. marcus joins us next to discuss his photos and the importance of capturing wartime, after
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path, and the evidence is in these photos. this one was taken hours ago in the capital city of kyiv. this is someone's living room. it was destroyed by a russian bombardment. the owner, clearly in shock, covers his mouth, while taking in the destruction. then there's this photo of an older man looking at what is left of the building that he used to live in in the obolon district north of kyiv. it's almost as if he's taking -- saying goodbye. these are images of entire neighborhoods now turned into frontline civil war people, soldiers, doing what they can, using what they can to protect what's left. trying to survive as the sounds of bombs echo through entire apartment buildings. hiding inside their homes, behind windows, protecting with they can, and looking to the outside world. their new world, with absolute fear. all of these photos have just shown you were taken by the los angeles times photojournalist marcus yam. he's been in ukraine since the beginning of this conflict and is keeping a photo diary of life in times of war. this entry from past sunday,
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march 13th, includes the photos that you see now. it reads quote, dimness since stains. varying souls to a broken bridge. a gentle kiss to reassure, dog, paralyzed with fear. bombardment reaches beyond. dark smoke. dark sky. journalists killed. they like tears. joining us now, los angeles times foreign correspondent and award winning journalist, marcus yam joining us from the capital city of kyiv in ukraine. marcus, thank you so much for being with us. your photographs are at once illuminating and incomprehensible for the pain when they capture. if you don't mind i'd like to take our viewers through a few of them. this one is one of a local visit and sort of packing in trying to clean up a home in a residential building caused by wet authorities call a russian
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bombardment. this was on march 15th. it's an image of a man sort of taking things off his sofa. >> correct. i spoke to that man briefly, and he said it was a blanket he wanted to save. there were shards of glass all over it. debris. i was amazed that he was willing to dust it off, and take it with him. people hold on to things that they consider parts, and pieces of their lives. in the last couple of days, it showcases russia scorched earth policy. they have killed more than 200 civilians in kyiv alone. and, it is just awful. it's awful. it's been a very long set of days. ukrainians, are all, very exhausted. there are so many people, echoing the same sentiment. >> marcus, i see people arriving here in budapest. when i was on the border, watching people come in, many
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would come in with dogs, and cats. their pets. in addition to their children. you took a picture, on march 13th, of a man named andrzej. he is in the middle of the street with a dog. can you tell me what he's doing here? >> that neighborhood was bombarded the night before. andré's dog refused to move. he was paralyzed in fear. he wanted to evacuate, and can bring in stock with him. the dog refused to go anywhere. so, andre took a moment, put everything down, put his head to the dog's head, and reassure the dog that everything would be okay. and, eventually, the dog relented, and was let back into the home. andrea ended up leaving the dock behind. >> that's heartbreaking. up there is a picture from
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today's photo diary, which is more of the kind of thing the people are used to seeing when, they think about war. it is a group of soldiers, carrying something. that's is a sheet, a fabric, with a dead body and. >> correct. i had walked into the scene, and immediately stumbled on to the dead body. i was just shocked to see the position of the body, and when the hands were together, and when they were asleep, i only hope, and prayed, that it was painless. especially when it all happened. >> i don't know how to measure what is more sad.
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those images, or this next image, also from today's photo diary, of a man who did not die but, has come back to his home. we cannot see his face, but the caption suggests, he is crying. >> correct. this is a gentleman named nick, and this is his bedroom, he told me. he would keep coming back to this bedroom, back and forth, from helping us other family members. he would come back, look, come back, go, come back. and from time to time, weep, and look for things, just trying to hold on to something. eventually, picking up bags of candy to take with him. it just goes to show, he didn't even know what to do with all of this. his bedroom was completely blown open.
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>> he did not know what to do. i have to tell you, as i look through your photographs, it is hard for us to keep it together, as we look at them. they so, graphically, capture what is happening. how do you manage, from marcus? how do you deal with this? i know you've done this a lot before. how do you take in this grief, and tragedy, and just process? >> you know, i will be honest, i haven't figured it out. i've compartmentalized as much as i can. i remind myself, i have a job to do. i cannot just give into my emotions just yet. it isn't about me. it's about the suffering of civilians, and the unjust-ness of this entire situation. yes, i have to push it all aside, and try our best. like i said, i am only human, but we forge forward. >> well, it is only humans we have who are covering this war, and taking those images. bearing witness for the world. police look after yourself marcus. we appreciate the work you have done. the award-winning photojournalists, for the los angeles times, marcus. encountering some incredibly resilient ukrainian refugees here in hungary. equally, i've met some remarkable hungarians, who, by their actions, have a sort of faith, and hope, in humanity.
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that is the number of refugees the unhcr have set of right here in hungary. impossibly large number, but they do not tell the stories of the highly specific, individual needs of every one of those people, who arrive here, all they can carry. unclear about how they will ever see home again.
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that is not a question for them, specifically, today. today, they need to basics. as you know, discontinues government was downright awful to the syrian refugees. even then, many people in hungary stepped up to help the display syrians. including the organizers of a group, called migration aide. now, they are at it again. this time, for the ukrainians. >> budapest, a river city, were kaleidoscope of architecture is rising from the streets. a city of 1. 7 million people, now, rising to thousands of new residents. residents who are refugees, arriving from ukraine. >> everything you see here are coming from the nations of our friends, and communities. >> our local nonprofit have rushed to transform an office building, into a hostile, for refugees. food, and shelter, for up to 300 people. >> so, for example, we have up to two person bedroom here. this is one of the smallest rooms. and they would also have their
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own toilets, and shower. >> privacy, and comfort. a play room, letting kids colorful imaginations roam. martin is one of the organizers who helped get the doors open, just a few days ago. >> currently, we have 110 people here. we expect that these numbers will go up, as the trains from these goes well. >> arriving from tray and, by mykolaiv, they're staying for a few days. trying to figure out how to get to germany, where they do not have friends, or family. >> we are going to munich, and hoping to get a job there, because it is a big city, so there is many possibilities. >> across town, the workshop restaurant is serving a different need. fresh hot meals. bitter chris ukrainian cultural center. >> it's heartbreaking to hear these stories, and how they have left the family behind, who cannot come with them. they are just lost and, they
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don't know what to do. they're just seeking kindness. >> kindness, from people who understand. anastasia left her family behind, in ukraine, two weeks ago. >> just couldn't sit, and wait, and it is constantly news again, driving me crazy, and i decide the next best thing to do is to help. >> she is volunteering at the restaurant, and his families eat, angelina has started an art therapy program. she's a psychotherapist who came to budapest with her two children. her husband, back in ukraine, as well. they showed us these drawings, that reveal both children's trauma, and truth. >> it's a swung, and it is my family. of course, he's too old. >> well across budapest, we found people in need of
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rebuilding their lives. like the buildings that rise above the streets, the ukrainians that we have met say, they will rise again. >> you can see how ukrainians fight. it is everyone, who's there to see what it means to be ukrainian. >> people are, certainly, seeing what it means to be ukrainian, and it is fighting for their home country. seeing what it means to be of service to refugees. that is a lesson that we can all take with, us going forward. that does it for us tonight, i will see you again tomorrow, 8 am eastern, on my show, velshi. it is time for the last word, russia intensifies the bombardment of ukraine. as the threat goes off the southern coast. and hundreds being trapped by rubble, and destroyed by war. president biden, warning of consequences, as beijing bails out the kremlin, as putin puts on a stage display of patriotism in moscow.
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it is being called the pro putin wing of the gop. why the rhetoric of some republicans is getting them cameos on russian state tv, as the 11th hour gets underway in this friday night. good evening, once again, i'm stephanie ruhle. in day 24 of the russian invasion, and the russian officials remain largely stalled across ukraine, and the airstrikes continue. with the aircraft repair facility in lviv, in the facility in poland. it is across the city the next few hours ago. with 109, empty baby strollers line movie central square. ukrainian officials say, each one marked a child that has been killed since the start of the war.