getting to safety is dangerous. this is the story of one family s escape into russia after its troops bombed and occupied their city. they are from izyum, a city under siege. mila s phone was filled with videos like this. living in cleveland, ohio, she had no way to call her family. no way to find out if they were alive. so this is your room? we first met mila a day earlier at this refugee shelter where she volunteers. somebody saw that a missile hit my backyard. and i was crying so bad. i just didn t know how did you deal with that? i took that energy and convert it into something. reporter: she finally got a call, but it was not from izyum.
their lives. selma abdel aziz reporting from inside a train station, which has become a temporary rest stop for thousands of ukrainians. reporter: this is going to be an unimaginably difficult holiday weekend for ukrainian refugees. 2.7 million of them are here in poland. and i m at a train station that s essentially agreeting point, a halfway point for many of these refugees. what they do is they get here and then take a look they sit and they wait it out. they try to figure out where they re going to go next, where they re going to spend the night, because many people don t have a plan. they don t know what they re going to do. they just know that they re fleeing for safety. and they have with them only what they can carry and of course their little ones with them. this little one is waiting it out with her mom here until they see where they can go. this train station is in a way a refugee shelter. this young man has his dog with him. uk see that there. that s a lot of what you
many people don t have a plan, don t know what they re going to do, just know they re fleeing for safety. and they have with them only what they can carry and their little ones with them. this one waiting out with her mom here until they see where they can go. this train station in a way a refugee shelter. this young man has dog with him. you can see that there. lot of what you see is refugee pets, too. when these refugees arrive here, they need help, support, assistance. another thing, this is medical station. somebody needs to get help, they can do that. and that s what s offered at this train station, warm food, medical assistance, a friendly face if that s what you need. you have 2.7, over 2.7 million refugees in poland but not static, constantly trying to find out where to go next.
holiday weekend. 2.7 refugees in poland. i m at a train station that s a halfway point for many of them. they get here, and then take a look, they sit and wait. they try to figure out where they re going to go, where they re going to spend the night. many people don t have a plan, they don t know what they re going to do, they just know they re fleeing for safety. they have only what they can carry and their little ones with them. until they see where they can go. so this train station is in a way a refugee shelter. this young man has his dog with him. that s a lot of what you see here is refugee pets too. and again, when these refugees arrive here, they need help, they need support, they need assistance. let me show you another thing here. this is a medical station. so somebody needs to get some help, they can do that.
all over this office building turned refugee shelter you ll see the signs, people sending love. here s one here. ukraine keep smiling. we re with you. sending love. there s volunteers from around the world. there s signs from united states. that s what is extraordinary about what you re seeing along the border area. good samaritans, kind strangers, opening their doors, using their own money to care for the families forced out of their homes. cnn near the poland ukraine border. a tournament which celebrates the endurance of the human spirit will welcome members of ukrainian military this week. in a display of solidarity. born on the idea of resilience. service members compete in a wide range of sports like rowing, archery, wheelchair basketball. this years event in the netherlands will see ukrainian athletes taking part. many on the front lines of this