kentucky state legislature. let s work. together. i look forward to working with you. on this. now. i d like to welcome congressman morgen mcgarvey. morning. thank you to mayor greenberg and your team. rachel for your leadership. through this. i m not here today simply as a congressman. i am a lifelong louisville, ian. born and raised here. and my heart hurts. i got the call yesterday when i was in washington, d. c and we didn t know exactly what had happened yet. but you ve got that feeling of dread. that
at the very least. months after russian forces retreated from ukraine s kherson region, life carries on in its small villages. the damage inflicted by fighting means some local residents have no access to heating or water and rely on firewood and humanitarian aid. one resident explained what life was like there now. translation: my heart hurts for everything - that is going on in the world. when i walk around and i hear the tiniest sound, i almost faint. it is very scary. we are under occupation for eight to ten months, and now after the occupation, it is not any easier. while in the chernobyl exclusion zone, near the border with belarus, ukraine s army has been staging drills. kyiv says it s increasing troops readiness in case of another russian assault from the neighbouring country. the defence minister has said the kremlin is preparing a major new offensive and warned that it could begin as soon
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important thing nowadays. those who can have fled this neighbourhood in mykolaiv in southern ukraine. but for those who ve had to stay, their lives have moved underground. this bunker is the last place of refuge for so many of those left behind and that s usually the elderly. it s damp and dark. they have to use these buckets as toilets. and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now it s just four women. anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air raid sirens go off so often they spend most of their day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts.
of refuge for so many of those left behind and that s usually the elderly. it s damp and dark. they have to use these buckets as toilets. and over here is where they sleep. at the start of the war, there were over 20 families here, but now it s just four women. anastasia, ludmilla, nina and galina keep each other company through the difficulty and loneliness of this war. they go out to try and find food and water, but the air raid sirens go off so often they spend most of their day in darkness. translation: my heart hurts. i have hypertension and diabetes. i can t stay here for a long time as my legs hurt. i need to walk a lot, but i can t. i need to have a good diet, but it s impossible now.