another note about dmytro and his wife, they are actually refugees from crimea. in 2014, they were forced to flee after he had been kidnapped at a pro ukrainian rally. his car was torched. they now call kyiv home but they hope to return to crimea sunday. what a story. one of the things that you and i were talking about earlier in the week is that no one is waiting for this were to be over before rebuilding, even bucha, which was a hell escape, like you said, in april 2022. there is construction, greens, peoples homes are being rebuilt. you wouldn t know if you didn t know there are clues all over including bullet holes in trees and buildings. you would not know if you didn t know. just a few days ago, i was outside of a building that had been struck by a missile. it is now a construction site. another side was struck by missile. you would never know it. it s completely rebuilt. it looks exactly as it did
away in kyiv, city councilman dmytro was scrambling to ready the capital for war. we understand that mr. putin is crazy. he wants to make hell in kyiv. two days after the today show interview, his family was torn apart as his wife arena was driving through the capital. he says ukrainian soldiers mistakenly opened fire. a bullet fragment shattered her left eye. their three boys in the backseat. she was evacuated to europe for surgery. their children or send to stay with friends in the west. to make sure what [inaudible] she will go or he will stay and fight for his city for his country. then you get a gun? yeah. shortly after history was
bombed, he says the ukrainian military retreated. the russian occupation began. reuse of this entrance. they eventually escaped to europe through a green corridor. two weeks later, ukrainians won the battle for kyiv. dmytro was one of the first ukrainian officials to enter liberated bucha, bearing witness to the horrors that had unfolded there. many families many people were broken their because of a mission from one man. a year from the start of the russian invasion, his family is reunited in kyiv. i think homes in bucha are being repaired with the help of international organizations. without the help of united states and great britain, it was very difficult. like millions of ukrainians on this grim anniversary, both are grateful to be alive.
to young men just out of school. the war started here for maxim, then 19, and his friend dmytro, 18. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i m studying biology. good luck, guys. yeah, thank you. good luck. they didn t feel as brave as they tried to look. there was a lot of fear, i m not going to lie, because i haven t experienced anything like that before. we had some stupid brave.braveness, bravery, and it helped us to overcome our fear. after a few days on checkpoints and some basic training, both dmytro and maxim were plunged into the fighting. when the war switched to the east, dmytro stayed in kyiv. maxim has fought and was wounded in some of the
..braveness, bravery, and it helped us to overcome our fear. after a few days on checkpoints and some basic training, both dmytro and maxim were plunged into the fighting. when the war switched to the east, dmytro stayed in kyiv. maxim has fought and was wounded in some of the toughest battles in donbas. this video is from his body cam. by the summer, in the ruins of eastern ukraine, as the battle for control of bakhmut was starting, maxim was an experienced fighting soldier. we were defending the. explosion. ..the chemicalfactory. he s still only 20. explosion. both maxim and dmytro