and joining us now, maria sory jenko, a former resident of mariel. paul, who is now sheltering in levine in western ukraine, where you're welcome back to the w news. over the past month, you've been giving us regular updates on what you've been hearing from the port city. and now some of your friends and family we understand have managed to get out . what did they tell you? hi, thanks for having me. yeah, most of my close people, my relatives and brands managed to escape the city and they share horrible terrifying stories. so they are weeks under constant shalayna with no food, no heat, no power, and no access to any information. they are very afraid. and as incredible as it may seem that thousands of people are trying to escape pretty much everybody, but some people were told or trying to return and understand. you actually have a friend who tried to go back. yeah, my girlfriend, she didn't find her parents in the seat and she couldn't find the way how to vacate them with them all in tears. because as you know, there is no minutes there and how and