him. we did nothing. another desperate plea from zelenskyy, as thousands of ukrainians continue to flee for safety. my dear friend ali velshi is back on the border with hungary tonight. ali, you have been there since late last week. what is changing now? this is a dark night. it s getting more desperate, stephanie, first of all, it s very cold here, as can be very cold the next few days. it is cold in eastern europe in winter, the issue is that the lineups on the other side of the border, i m in zahony, hungry, the other side is chop, western ukraine, and now with increased bombing and shelling s eastern southern ukraine, every day we re meet missing people. it s women who are leaving with their children, sometimes their elderly parents, or their
is. there are animals coming, out there are little children you can see coming out. the police are, literally, escorting everyone who needs help into this area, where they are getting help. they, generally speaking, don t stay here in záhony. they go to other places, because this is a small town. they are on to budapest, vienna, warsaw, other places in western europe. the situation, we are covering, only stands to get worse with new news that we have. breaking news on the war front, this morning. russia has escalated this war in a major way. conducting missile strikes overnight, targeting a base that is 12 miles from ukraine s border. with the nato ally poland. that base is also known as the international peacekeeping and security center, it regularly hosts nato instructors, soldiers and drills. it is 20 miles northwest of lviv, which is a city we have been reporting from that has been considered safer. where refugees from central and
russian media. just wonder when it will be enough for the west that we need help to stop putin here, in ukraine, until he goes further into the european union and nato countries. ina often, we know you have a lot to do. so we appreciate it when you take the time to let the world know what is going on in ukraine. ina often is a member of ukrainian parliament. yesterday, we spoke to a man who is being literal when it comes to comfort food for those coming to hungary from ukraine. he is a recreational hunter, hunting is popular along the wooded areas of ukraine which is rich with. game one thing that hunters do here is enjoy good, hot food. now they re putting their efforts to sharing that food with refugees. i asked him what it is on the menu, here in záhony. we are producing 1000 to 2000 portions every day. we are making the famous hungarian goulash soup, of course. but, since we are also
dignified life. in the name of god, stop! now to the stories of sacrifice from those escaping the violence in ukraine. the u.n. estimates 2.5 million people fled the country. ali velshi joins us again from zahony. every person that gets off a train has a story. what are they telling you? reporter: yeah. it s remarkable. it never grows old. even though they re escaping the same thing. a group of children and mothers waiting for a train. it is cold outside. they wait outside to have a comfortable seat, seated together with the kids. look at the belongings in the bags. they come here. they get some food and medication and translation and plans. a woman got off the train earlier coming in from ukraine
this is a dark night. it s getting more desperate, stephanie, first of all, it s very cold here, as can be very cold the next few days. it is cold in eastern europe in winter, the issue is that the lineups on the other side of the border, i m in zahony, hungary, the other side is chop, western ukraine, and now with increased bombing and shelling s eastern southern ukraine, every day we re meet missing people. it s women who are leaving with their children, sometimes their elderly parents, or their elderly in laws, right? men of fighting age or staying behind. so there s a lot of complications there. there is the fact that these families are being wrenched apart. people are leaving their husbands, or their sons, or their fathers behind, in a situation in which they could likely die. and then they are bringing their, children they re