here, peoples dogs and cats they were able to bring with them. i asked them what's the plan? are they going to move further west across the polish border, try to make it into the rest of europe? but some of them are waiting it out despite the horrific reports we're hearing from eastern ukraine hoping that they will be able to return home. in the meanwhile, of course as they stay here they're fully reliant on volunteers, we're told by the coordinators here. it's volunteers that are bringing this basic bedding that you see. it's volunteers that are bringing food, water and basic supplies. the lviv city council has visited recently, we're told. and they're working to bring more aid, more assistance, but you have to wonder how much longer can people live under these conditions in a place like this. >> our thanks to sal muabdel a ziz. now to come, chechnya, syria and now ukraine. why we should have known what vladimir putin's war machine