helping find homes in the village for a few dozen of the hundreds of thousands of ukrainians have fled to moldova in the last few weeks. it s normal to help people in need. some people are hosting refugees. other are donating products, stuffs, things. and others are just praying for peace. reporter: down the road from boris house, we meet valentina. she took in her ukrainian sister-in-law olga and family, including 29-year-old natalia, who is seven months pregnant. translator: we have to stop vladimir putin, olga tells me, or else he ll just keep going, invading countries like mole dove have a and poland. as she speaks, olga s 14-year-old daughter fights to hold back tears. the moldovan government says tens of thousand of refugees are living in the homes of ordinary
refugees of the conflict have come here, too. some moldovan villagers have hope opened their doors to their neighbors in their time of need. people like forrest, this 75-year-old widower welcomed olga, her mother, and two children into his home after they fled across the border last week. i feel badly for them, he says. the children are small. this little one is innocent. boris holds 2-year-old andre as if he was his own grandson. these ukrainians have never been to moldova before but they fled after spending days and nights hiding from russian air strikes in the basement of their home. the family left on very short notice after hearing warplanes through the night. they packed two suitcases and left with five minutes notice. with no advance planning, the women rely entirely on the
just keep going invading countries like moldova and poland. as she speaks, olga s 14-year-old daughter fights to hold back tears. the moldovan government says tens of thousands of refugees are living in the homes of ordinary moldovans. an extraordinary act of collective kindness from one of the poorest countries in europe. asked how long he could afford to continue hosting this ukrainian family, boris told me they can stay as long as they need. ivan watson, cnn, moldova. just to update you there on the explosions we heard just before 6:00 a.m. here in western ukraine, we understand that according to the um local officials here, that russia has fired eight missiles at a
generosity of moldovans for food shelter and clothing, including for 8-year-old vera. vera says they are very kind people here in moldova. what made you want to help? i don t know how to act differently. you know? reporter: she has been helping find homes in the village for a few dozen of the hundreds of thousands of ukrainians that have fled to moldova in the last two weeks. because it s normally to help people in need. some people are hosting refugees. other are donating products, and others are just praying for peace. down the road from boris s house, we meet valentina. she took in her ukrainian sister-in-law olga and family, including 29-year-old natalia who is seven months pregnant. we have to stop vladimir putin, olga tells me, or else he will