reporter: daniel was born in odesa. his wife and children fled and he is staying to fight. hold back the russian offensive? sure, sure. we have shown we kicked some ass. sorry but we kicked some ass. reporter: in the trendy food hall it s an aid station. inga a lawyer is organizing the effort. what is your message to vladimir putin? a message. our country. go away. just do anything with your russia. everything you want. but never come again to ukraine. we hate you and all the people. we don t need your support. reporter: then a reminder of the dangers here. while we were in here ant to do an interview the air aid sirens have gone off. everyone is asked to go into the shelter. leaving the area now.