and medicines to the elderly. but moscow s war reached him at the roadside, and he rages at president putin. translation: we stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we werejust living like normal people, we didn t ask anyone to come here. we didn t want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg. i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here, for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei s village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home,
we thought that s it for us, we said our goodbyes with our eyes. but the round jammed. i picked up the bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. serhei has patched up his car after it was hit. he says he s sure he ll go back home soon. ukrainians believe they have won the first phase of this war. as russia pours troops into the east, they know the next one will be decisive. tom bateman, bbc news, zaporizhya in south east ukraine. the world bank says it expects ukraine s economy to shrink by 45% this year because of the war with russia. the bank says enormous financial support is needed immediately to keep the government running, and to support the population. it s already provided nearly a billion dollars of assistance and is promising another two billion in the months ahead.
but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei s village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together, we thought that s it for us. and we said our goodbyes with our eyes. but the round jammed, i picked up that bullet later and gave it to my godson as a memory of us managing to stay alive. he says he s sure he will go back home soon.
and he rages at president putin. translation: we stopped, | i saw a bullet hit my window. as i wasjumping out of the car, i got blown up by a mine. we were just living like normal people. we didn t ask anyone to come here, we didn t want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg, i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei s village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes.
like normal people. we didn t ask anyone to come here, we didn t want this. what kind of liberty is he on about? because of him, i lost my leg, i lost everything. in towns even further north of here, there are now calls to evacuate. now, these people can feel some safety here for now. but it might not be for long. and they know how merciless the russian assault is. thousands more have fled the fighting. they arrive at the aid shelters with nothing but the trauma of war. serhei s village was caught in the crossfire. he says the russian soldiers forced him into his home, demanding vodka, stealing his money, his phone, even his shoes. he says one put a gun to his chest. translation: he cocked his weapon and pulled the trigger, but the weapon had a stoppage. me and my wife were holding our hands together.