or chief political correspondent, linda crane. thank you very much. ukrainians are not the only ones fleeing since the conflict began. russians are also leaving their country. some say they are leaving due to new western sanctions, but others worry about their country's crackdown on free speech and growing isolation with many flights out of the country. no longer taking off. many russians are heading to finland by other meets. ah, another train bringing people to safety but the passengers and bold, this one, a russian rather than ukrainian with no flights to western europe, trains on this route from st. petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad and the things grow worse, i will make the decision to find the transfer where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of west on sanctions and the growing repression. thous

are much crane's president of law, demi viola, demi, or zalinski, gave a video address on friday to people at and see walmart is in several cities across europe. isn't what he told. hey, linda. yeah, this 3rd minute i would like to dedicate to you morrow the all the people of europe in m o. c. i would like to call on you not to be silent. i would like you to come out on to the streets in with him and civil hort, ukraine with a horse support our efforts and support our fight, the full because if you crane will not stand euro, it will not stare at the ronald if we will fall you will fall feature visible while please still order. don't be silent. typically you do not turn a blind eye on this. my dog come out and support ukraine as much as you can. flavor all your sugar enough, but there, but this overall now the 2022 winter paralympic games are officially open. following the traditional ceremony at the birds nest stadium in beijing. but there was no place for russia and deliveries. ukraine's athletes received a warm welcome and some of them gestured their defiance in the wake of the russian invasion. and thursday, the international paralympic committee bowed to pressure and ba