Says. when they started shooting, the car stopped and then i started the car again and drove on. even though she was injured and bleeding, time was running out. the car stalled because the battery was shot through by a bullet. by then ukrainian soldiers were on hand to rescue anastasia and her passengers. now they are all recovering thanks to the courage of a very young driver. and, don, this incredibly brave girl has gone through so much. she lost her mother not so long ago. it was her mother who taught her how to drive. incredibly courageous putting her life on the line to save others. thank you very much. i appreciate that. let s bring in cnn military analyst current cedric leighton. explosions hitting the key port city of odesa tonight.
Meet 15-year-old anastasia. a courageous and defiant teenager, now recovering from her injuries in lviv. what about your legs, the nurse asks her. they came under fire, she replies. as her hometown was pummeled by russian artillery, she wanted to help two wounded men get to a hospital. the help was urgently needed so as not to lose a lot of blood sheerks says, so she picked up the car keys. and i had to get behind the wheel, she says. they made their way across the bridge desperate to get to a hospital. we have a bridge and we had a checkerboard pattern. there was no way to get through. i somehow made it and further along there was the corpse of a woman, she says. worse was to come. a burst of machine gun fire raked the car. i was driving the car and then the russians fired on us, she
Somehow made it, and further along there was the corpse of a woman, she says. worse was to come. a burst of machine gunfire raked the car. i was driving the car and then the russians fired on us, she says. when they started shooting, the car stopped, and then i started the car again, and drove on. even though she was injured and bleeding, time was running out. the car stalled because the battery was shot through by a bullet. by then, ukrainian soldiers were on hand to rescue anastasia and her passengers. now they re all recovering. thanks to the courage of a very young driver. and john, she has already gone through so much. she lost her mother when she was 8. it s her god parents now that look after her. it was her mother, importantly, who taught her how to drive. an incredible, courageous girl
Rubble near luhansk, and it s incredible what we have been seeing from this young girl who has shown defiance and courage. have a listen. this is the face of bravery. meet 15-year-old anastasia, a courageous and defiant teenager recovering from her injuries in lviv. what about your legs, they ask her? they came under fire she replies. as her hometown was pommelled by russian artillery, she wanted to help two men get to the hospital. the help was urgently needed so as not to lose a lot of blood, she says, she picked up the car keys, and i had to get behind the wheel she says, they made their way across the bridge, desperate to get to a hospital. we had a bridge, and there was no way to get through, but i