right in the heart of this capital, living with the effects of a siege, running at of food, running out of water. we heard last week from the mayor that nearly 2 million people have already left the city, and of course it's understandable. but when you drive to the streets, you see people who are walking, usually not very many. many of them are elderly. not all of them, but quite a few. those like maia that we met in the metro station. how can i go? this is my home. i don't know any other home. my husband is buried close by. we will stay. and i suppose they have already lived through so much and when they think of a life on the run, life is a refugee, and it's much better to stay here, stay underground. of course everyone is hoping against hope that it does not come to this, but when it comes to a war like this, there is a military fortifications, the sandbanks on the street, the soldiers, the civilians who have taken up guns but there is also this, the resilience of spirit.