ukrainian release. somehow, that path has led him to the role of wartime president at a perilous moment for his country. is it fair to say he was an unlikely presidential candidate and a thoroughly improbable wartime leader? >> i think that is fair to say. he is a man of extraordinary achievements and capabilities. >> reporter: capabilities widely noticed through his recent example of leadership. zelenskyy's videos from the streets of kyiv are being watched everywhere, calm, determined, insistent the world must do more. and he's provided perhaps the most memorable line of the war so far, responding to a u.s. offer to get him out of kyiv with the fight is here, i need ammunition, not a ride. >> and you can be sure that courage is appreciated and has strengthened his own people and their resolve to deal with this act of blatant aggression. >> reporter: he could personally