democracy in europe because we know vladimir putin will not stop in ukraine. this is about a free world. john: you have lived in kyiv for 25 years, established a network of friends. one of those friends telling you as they stay behind to whether this onslaught from the russian military. >> they are saying, they have a very positive fighting morale going on. not everybody was loyal to the government prior to this but ukrainians are proud of president zelenskyy who is turning out to be quite a hero in support of ukraine. sandra: so many ukrainians are standing up to fight in this moment.