yevhen lyashenko was a protestant pastor.n pro-russian separatists appeared, he did not hide his pro-ukrainian views. in his sermons, he often said that he would gladly give a free ticket to russia to anyone who didn't support ukraine. >> you could be shot for saying things like that at the time. they could take your life, toss you into a basement somewhere. those were terrible times. we weren't prepared, and could hardly believe what was happening. >> the lyashenkos got the warning in time. they were able to flee and have been living here in chervone ever since. the village is situated between crimea and the occupied donbas region, in an area some expect to be the first target of any russian invasion. >> sometimes, you hear the war. when there's fighting, you hear the noise across the sea. but after what we experienced, there's no escaping the subject of war. the entire country is at risk of attack, not just here. the♪ >> we head towards theject frontline. there are checkpoints on every road in the area. and the closer we ge