this train station leading straight from lviv to arrive here. from here there are other trains going across poland, across europe, and also there are people in this train station hall who drove hear from other countries and are holding up pieces of cardboard explaining where they came from and how many open seats they have in their car willing to take anyone back with them. even some offering for the refugees to come live with them until they find somewhere safe to state. if i ve clearly they are getting that warm welcome from the people there in poland. do they realize the world is on their side too? have they gotten that impression? have you been able to tell them that? yes. i think what they are seeing here today, the volunteers that have flown in from all over the world. we met people who wanted to help they flew in from different countries not even knowing if they would be able to help but people speaking different languages to them saying you are
one small city on the polish/ukrainian border, many not knowing where they ll ending up next. reporter: when ukrainian refugees step off the train in poland, there s a sense of relief. they have escaped the war zone, but now these families must navigate a whole new world. some are lucky they have family or friends waiting for them. but for most others, this tunnel leads them to the main train station hall where they start making sense of the overwhelming confusion on their own. they have no plan. it s improvised from here. when the refugees finally make their way off the platform and into the station, one of the first things that greets them is this sign in ukrainian and polish that says here you are safe. families emerge from the train with endless questions.
thanks to all of you. our team got rare access to a private train station hall now being used to shelter single moms and their children. the kyiv city ballet dancing to a packed house in paris last night with proceeds going to provide humanitarian aid to the ukrainian people. this was the last show of their tour that left dancers stranded and of course worried about loved ones back home. but they danced to excerpts from the classic swan lake to the nutcracker, a reminder to them and us of beauty and grace, and before the curtain fell, the audience gave them a long and emotional standing ovation.
women and children filing through the train station out of their way to find safety in another country, but what you don t see is a private hall above the station where single mothers and children seek refuge from the chaos. nbc s molly hunter got a rare look inside, and she joins me now. molly, tell me what you found. chris, that s right, look, arriving at this central train station is confusing, it is chaotic and everything is exhausted and around the back of the train station, a private hall, a lifeline for young mothers who are exhausted with their children, and we met some of them. take a look. leaving home like this is traumatic. no one chooses this for their children. millions making their way west to lviv central train station. arriving in lviv central train station is chaotic, confusing, but there s a group separating out mothers, and children, and infants, taking
anything else. according to the u.n., more than 3.1 million people have now fled ukraine to other countries. the vast majority of refugees have crossed into poland. in a matter of just a few weeks, it s become one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in the world. and it is creating chaos as more displaced pour across every day. cnn s ed lavandera has more. reporter: when ukrainian refugees step off the train in poland, there is a sense of relief. they ve escaped the war zone, but now these families must navigate a whole new world. some are lucky. they have family or friends waiting for them. but for most others, this tunnel leads them to the main strain station hall where they start making sense of the overwhelming confusion on their own. they have no plan. it s improvised from here.