tonight, major tsehotskyi is without his family. and grandchildren are now all in london. but there's time to open a window into a world away from here. translation: hello to you. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. i wish you a happy independence day. and to you. translation: is it quiet today there? | it's war here every day. please, be strong. i'm so glad you're somewhere safe. i hope we'll see each other again soon. i wish us a quick victory. for everyone. bye— bye. for ukrainians, wherever they are, there is no escape from the war. you're notjust fighting for ukraine, you're fighting for your family, too? translation: we are fighting not only for our grandchildren - but for kids all over the world. i'm saying this from the heart — my family is in a safe place. i didn't need to fight, but children are dying. of course, i know that it's dangerous, but as an officer, i have to be here. this is my sacred duty. this year, like millions of others, the major�*s family will mark independence day as exiles. ukraine's parks are empty. its

and the terrain isn't helping, says major tsehotskyi.e unit got it in the neck. - the russians have so much ammunition. they were shelling a lot. as you can see, this terrain is flat. it's hard to move around freely. there is nowhere to hide, really. there's very little cover. he knows what it's like to lose everything and stops to help a teacher stranded by the roadside. translation: i teach kids so they can learn | about the world, so they can learn about all life's wonderful things, but with such a war, when they forced our people to flee, these kids... i have calls with parents. sorry, my tears are just pouring. they are dispersed across our entire country. tatiana and herfamily join the millions of ukrainians trying to escape russian aggression. even so, though, despite its people being scattered to the four winds, this country has never been more united. for the gun crew, it's the end of another day. six months on, the defenders�* burden gets no lighter. only last week, a number of their comrades were killed by russian fire, and to

tonight, major tsehotskyi is without his family.r and grandchildren are now all in london. his shift isn't over, but there's time to open a window into a world away from here. translation: hello to you. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. i wish you a happy independence day. and to you. translation: is it quiet today there? | it's war here every day. please, be strong. i'm so glad you're somewhere safe. i hope we'll see each other again soon. i wish us a quick victory. for everyone. bye— bye. for ukrainians, wherever they are, there is no escape from the war. you're notjust fighting for ukraine, you're fighting for your family, too? translation: we are fighting not only for our grandchildren l but for kids all over the world. i'm saying this from the heart — my family is in a safe place. i didn't need to fight, but children are dying. of course, i know that it's dangerous, but as an officer, i have to be here. this is my sacred duty. this year, like millions of others, they will mark national day as exiles. ukraine's parks are empty.