effort that took to get in safety that quote, several dozens of civilians finally stepped above ground on friday to meet un-backed evacuation convoy, that first daylight in weeks felt like it was burning peoples eyes, as the scene they witnessed set some into shock. for the most part lonely women and children able to join the evacuation effort, as the russians did not allow young men and fighting age to leave. at least three mothers interviewed by most reporters said that they ultimately had to make a choice stay with their husbands, or save their children. the post adds that the drive normally takes less than four hours, but because of active shelling, shooting, and numerous russian kept checkpoints along the way, it turned into a grinding 36 hour ordeal. when the buses arrived in zaporizhzhia, the passengers looked shattered. joining us now for correspondent that wrote that report, louisa lovelock, miss lovelock world chief of the
were deep in the throes of it, and. what a thing to get used to, to be okay with the sound of shelling because it is a regular occurrence in your life. lisa stay safe, thank you very much for your reporting, louisa bureau chief for the washington post base now in ukraine while this war is going on. miss lovelock, we thank you for making time, it s in the middle of the night now it s almost five in the morning in ukraine. thank you. coming up next why one woman who spent her life bringing abortion in red states, isn t giving up.
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turned into a grinding 36 hour ordeal. when the buses arrived in zaporizhzhia, the passengers looked shattered. joining us now for correspondent that wrote that report, louisa lovelock, miss lovelock world chief of the bashing pose and been reporting on the ground in ukraine for the past month. louisa, thank you for joining us, you have been speaking to some of these evacuees who really do appear to be in a sea. should they vendor the reality of devastation to their community, outside the plant, what have you learned? well, when these buses pull in, what really strikes me was that although the waited so long to get here, when they arrive they are exhausted. this is what strikes you as the silent, they sit there, they look at the window, some of them don t move very much they have their kids, their luggage.