been eased somewhat. but we saw in the early days of the invasion the streets gridlocked with people trying to flee. yesterday, we drove along that road heading west. there weren t the kind of traffic jams that we d seen early on, but we did actually see a traffic jam of people trying to get in. so those who have to flee, who feel they must flee, have fled long ago or they re making preparations. others are bedding in down below ground, and others are digging in above ground. the thousands and thousands of civilians, from book keepers to accountants to lawyers to doctors to it consultants. thousands and thousands of ukrainians across this country who lived such different lives have now become soldiers. civilians prepare to fight for their future and for their country s future. lyse doucet reporting from the capital, kyiv.
streets gridlocked with people trying to flee. yesterday we drove along that they d heading west. they weren t the kind of trafficjams we had seen early on but we did actually see a trafficjam of people trying to get in. those who have to flee who feel they must fully have fled long ago or they are making preparations, others are bedding in down below ground and others are digging in above ground. the thousands and thousands of civilians from book keepers to accountants to lawyers to doctors to it consultants, thousands and thousands of ukrainians across this country who lived such different lives have now become soldiers, civilians prepared to fight for their future and for their country s future. we believe leave it there for now. lyse doucet, thank you very much for that update from the capital of ukraine in kyiv. well, as lisa mentioned, more than 1.5 million people have