i'm lara babalola. welcome.ar in ukraine is escalating, after moscow fired a barrage of missiles on areas far from the front line in ukraine. fear and uncertainty have now returned to places of relative calm and safety. the latest attacks hit several civilian targets. russian president vladimir putin says the shelling is retaliation for the explosion on a key bridge linking russia to the annexed region of crimea. even though it is still unclear

i'm lara babalola. thanks for your company today. moscow is stepping up attacks ukraine, including on civilian with renetargets.kes across the capital kyiv was hit by russian strikes for the second time in a week. residential buildings were destroyed in the city center, leaving several dead and injured. parts of kyiv were left without power and water. as air raid sirens ring out in the capital, ukrainian troops are making gains in the eastern donbas region and a sense of normalcy is slowly returning. trains from kramatorsk are running again for the first time in six months. in april, the city's railway station was struck in an attack that killed more than 50 civilians. olena fyodorova has been longing to return home and our reporter accompanied her on the first train from kyiv. >> the train is, for now, on time. it's a passenger train into a war zone the first one in six months to kramatorsk, the main city of the ukrainian-controlled part of the donbas region. the journey takes seven hours if all goes well. sixty people are on board.

i'm lara babalola. welcome. the war in ukraine is escalating, after moscow fired a barrage of missiles on areas far from the front line in ukraine. fear and uncertainty have now returned to places of relative calm and safety. the latest attacks hit several civilian targets. russian president vladimir putin says the shelling is retaliation for the explosion on a key bridge linking russia to the annexed region of crimea. even though it is still unclear who is responsible for that attack. the barrage of strikes destroyed critical infrastructure across ukraine. water and electricity plants were hit, as well as residential homes. for civilians, the trauma of war is being compounded by worry over the coming months. winter is looming and in ukraine temperatures often fall below zero degrees celsius. many people now face the reality of getting through it without heat or hot water. reporter: rockets have been raining down on kharkiv for months. and the apartment buildings in the eastern district of saltivka have borne th

i'm lara babalola. welcome. the war in ukraine is escalating, after moscow fired a barrage of missiles on areas far from the front line in ukraine. fear and uncertainty have now returned to places of relative calm and safety. the latest attacks hit several civilian targets. russian president vladimir putin says the shelling is retaliation for the explosion on a key bridge linking russia to the annexed region of crimea. even though it is still unclear who is responsible for that attack. the barrage of strikes destroyed critical infrastructure across ukraine. water and electricity plants were hit, as well as residential homes. for civilians, the trauma of war is being compounded by worry over the coming months. winter is looming and in ukraine temperatures often fall below zero degrees celsius. many people now face the reality of getting through it without heat or hot water. reporter: rockets have been raining down on kharkiv for months. and the apartment buildings in the eastern district of saltivka have borne th

i'm lara babalola. thanks for your company today. moscow is stepping up attacks ukraine, including on civilian with renetargets.kes across the capital kyiv was hit by russian strikes for the second time in a week. residential buildings were destroyed in the city center, leaving several dead and injured. parts of kyiv were left without power and water. as air raid sirens ring out in the capital, ukrainian troops are making gains in the eastern donbas region and a sense of normalcy is slowly returning. trains from kramatorsk are running again for the first time in six months. in april, the city's railway station was struck in an attack that killed more than 50 civilians. olena fyodorova has been longing to return home and our reporter accompanied her on the first train from kyiv. >> the train is, for now, on time. it's a passenger train into a war zone the first one in six months to kramatorsk, the main city of the ukrainian-controlled part of the donbas region. the journey takes seven hours if all goes well. sixty people are on board.

i'm lara babalola. welcome. war in ukraine rages on we've seen men on the front lines and millions of women fleeing withheir children. but that's not the full picture. societal norms are being rapidly redefined as a result of the conflict. women are performing vital roles and have proved a crucial part of the war effort. an increasing number of women are undergoing weapons training, and tens of thousands are now fighting for their country against russia.

i'm lara babalola. thanks for your company today. moscow is stepping up attacks ukraine, including on civilian with renetargets.kes across the capital kyiv was hit by russian strikes for the second time in a week. residential buildings were destroyed in the city center, leaving several dead and injured. parts of kyiv were left without power and water. as air raid sirens ring out in

i'm lara babalola. welcome.the war in ukraine rages on, we've seen men on the front lines and millions of women fleeing withheir children. but that's not the full picture. societal norms are being rapidly redefined as a result of the conflict. women are performing vital roles and have proved a crucial part of the war effort. an increasing number of women are undergoing weapons training, and tens of thousands are now fighting for their country against russia. the war has changed the landscape in other professions as well. for a long time, many jobs were considered to be male domain only. some were even officially off-limits for women. discrimination is a reality in viktoria kikot's profession. but she is determined to break down those barriers and is becoming a trailblazer in her line of work. viktoria is showing that gender equality is not only fair, it is essential. reporter: each time she starts work is a moment of validation for viktoria kikot. she is ukraine's first female train co-driver. until recently, se

i'm lara babalola. welcome.the war in ukraine rages on, we've seen men on the front lines and millions of women fleeing withheir children. but that's not the full picture. societal norms are being rapidly redefined as a result of the conflict. women are performing vital roles and have proved a crucial part of the war effort. an increasing number of women are undergoing weapons training, and tens of thousands are now fighting for their country against russia. the war has changed the landscape in other professions as well. for a long time, many jobs were considered to be male domain only. some were even officially off-limits for women. discrimination is a reality in viktoria kikot's profession. but she is determined to break down those barriers and is becoming a trailblazer in her line of work. viktoria is showing that gender equality is not only fair, it is essential. reporter: each time she starts work is a moment of validation for viktoria kikot. she is ukraine's first female train co-driver. until recently, se