Mother and son refugees tell story of escaping Russian-occupied Ukraine
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repeatedly to seize, either side is burning from the shells. back in the city centre, more volunteers were waiting to be transferred to the long fight in and around irpin. it was quiet, a little tense. they knew what would be waiting for them. katryn had a few minutes with her son. she s a sniper. she said his name is nikita, he s 18 months old. i will kill, she said, to protect his future. the war has changed everything for these volunteers, for all of ukraine, and the world now feels more dangerous. whatever happens in the battles that these soldiers are going to fight, it s clear already after a month that this is the biggest threat to international peace and security in decades. and the consequences, the impact of this war, is already being felt beyond the borders of ukraine.
we were here about three weeks ago, and there is a massive difference. look at the devastation around this area. it s been hit very heavily. the shelling makes all movement here dangerous, so the command posts are underground. the ukrainians say the russians have only a toehold in irpin. outside, they have been pushed back. you say they cannot get into the city. why is that? apart from your own resistance, what do they lack? translation: they don t have the combat power. l his men are hitting their supplies and in kyiv, there would be armed citizens shooting from every window and door. shane matthews, a former british soldier is fighting here. he is a medic and a sniper and says this is the worst he s seen. i have seen lots of civilians killed. we witnessed a car with four people
it s bad, said one of the last civilians leaving. children are dying, everyone is dying. only a few other civilians are coming out of the ruins. slava emerged, desperate to save her dogs. thousands of civilians came this way when the war started, but now this whole area has been swept up by the fighting. ukrainian troops have broken all the russian ground attacks here so far, so now moscow s men increasingly are using the weapon they trust most, heavy artillery. we were here about three weeks ago, and there is a massive difference. look at the devastation around this area. it s been hit very heavily. the shelling makes all movement here dangerous, so the command posts are underground. the ukrainians say the russians have only a toehold in irpin. outside, they have been pushed back. you say they can t get into the city. why is that?
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