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italy since the beginning of the war. maria has kept the worst details from her youngest children, who are just 6 and 7. but alexander, who celebrated his 16th birthday last week in rome, is old enough to hear the truth. alexander shows us what s left of his high school, which was bombed, and a photo the director sent him. is this your school? yes. this is door, we go inside for this door. my classroom inside. reporter: since arriving in rome march 8th, the children have started school where they re learning italian as they settle into olga s apartment inside the villa. imagine what they have gone through, having their lives disrupted, turned upside down, and their father still being there, and their grandfather being there, it s just it s heartbreaking. it really is.
them and the woman who opened up her historic home. incredible story. take us through what happened here. reporter: yeah, you know, so many people are coming here to italy, are using their connections. italy had, before the invasion, the largest ukrainian population outside of ukraine here in europe. and many of those people worked in domestic service industry sector. just like this woman who had been a housekeeper in one of the most expensive villas in the world, was able to bring her grandchildren and daughter to safety. ukrainian olga never imagined her daughter and grandchildren would be living where she works as a housekeeper in one of the most expensive villas in the world here in the heart of rome. olga tells us her family was doing well in her home country. they had a house, cars, money to live. they were doing so well, she tells us. now everything is broken.
reporter: maria doesn t know when or if she and her family will be able to go back. we cannot have plans. because all of our plans crashed. reporter: but they found relative peace with the princess in this breathtaking villa, at least for now. when you look at the beauty and tranquility, they still would trade it all to go back to their homes in ukraine. this villa will go back up on the auction block in june, but we re told that even if it is sold this time around, that olga and the princess will be able to stay there and so will that family, as long as they need safety. that s good to hear. thanks so much for bringing us that heartwarming story, bar bi nadeau in rome. if you want to help, cnn.com/impact, find several ways you can help. yet another setback for