fled kyiv with her family about a week ago, leaving her cat behind. because i don t want to leave my home. when you look around you, how do you feel? i feel very happy, very strong, and a bit safer. and calm. reporter: in the war effort, nothing is spared. every single scrap is put to good use. russia might have the more powerful military, but ukrainians say it s their resourcefulness that will win them the war. in peacetime, andre s workshop makes household furniture. yes, we make like the doors. reporter: but they ve stopped making money, and started making anti-tank barriers for checkpoints. did you ever make things for the military before? no cause now it s necessary to help our soldier, our refugees, and so on and so on. so we look on internet. you looked up online?
powerful military, but ukrainians say it s their resourcefulness that will win them the war. in peacetime, andre s workshop makes household furniture. doors. reporter: but they stopped making money, and started making anti-tank barriers for checkpoints. did you ever make things for the military before? no cause now it s necessary to help our soldier, our refugees, and so on and so on. so we look on internet how you looked up online to figure out how to make it? yes. yes. and when tens of thousands fleeing violence flooded lviv, this theater set the stage for their most important role hosts. these beds that you see here are not beds at all. they re parts of our theater, she tells me. the few at the frontline are supported by the many of us at the rear. creativity and tenacity bolstering a nation s resistance