CRIME NOT SEEN SINCE WORLD WAR II. THIS COMING JUST HOURS AFTER THE MEETING WITH THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEY LAVROV IN TURKEY. JOINING ME NOW IS A MEMBER OF THE UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT, WHO HAS STAYED IN KYIV, IN THE KYIV REGION, TO HELP INFORM THE WORLD OF THE HORRORS OF THE WAR. WE’RE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THE RUSSIANS ARE APPROACHING KYIV FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.NEW VIDEO IS SHOWING FIGHTING INTENSIFYING NEARBY. WHAT’S IT LIKE IN YOUR CITY NOW? >> WELL, IT IS TENSE, OF COURSE, AS IT HAS BEEN FROM THE DAY ONE OF THE WAR. WE DON’T KNOW WHETHER THE RUSSIANS WILL ACTUALLY GET INTO THE CITY. WE DO GET DIFFERENT NEWS BECAUSE ON THE ONE HAND, THEY HAVE HAD FIGHTING ON THE CITY WITH BUCHA COMPLETELY DEVASTATED. AND WE HAVE Idols OF PEOPLE TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM THOSE CITIES. NOW THEY SEEM TO BE COMING FROM THE NORTHEAST, WHICH IS A Other direction. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BATTLES YESTERDAY OVER THERE. THE UKRAINIAN ARMY ACTUALLY DID MAKE A GOOD FIGHT, AND THEN MANY RUSSIAN CONVOYS WERE ACTUALLY STOPPED AND KILLED. BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE COMING. SO, WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT THEY CAN COME INTO THE CITY ANY TIME. SKPF THAT IS VERY SCARY PERSPECTIVE. DESPITE THE CITY HAS BEEN FORTIFIED BASICALLY WITH TERRITORIAL DEFENSE WITH THE CHECK POINTS AND ALL, THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OF THEM. AND IT’S JUST SCARY TO IMAGINE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO OUR CITY. >> I Demand TO PUT UP THIS PICTURE OF YOU WORKING WITH YOUR RIFLE IN THE BACKGROUND.YOU HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE ARMY. AS YOU INFORM THE WORLD OF THE HORRORS OF THIS WAR BUT REMAIN READY TO FIGHT. Located ON WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OTHER UKRAINIAN CITIES, DO YOU THINK IT COULD COME TO THAT, YOU Actually PICKING UP A GUN AND YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO FIGHT? >> YOU KNOW, I’M A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I EXPECTED TO HAVE EVER IN MY LIFE. THAT IS WHAT MY LIFE IS RIGHT NOW. FOR TWO Weeks I HAVEN’T SEEN MY SON.HE’S WITH FAMILY IN THE WESTERN UKRAINE. I HAVEN’T SEEN MY BOYFRIEND. HE’S WITH THE ARMY. I HAVEN’T SEEN MY PARENTS BECAUSE MY MOM IS IN WESTERN UKRAINE AND MY DAD IS WITH THE TERRITORIAL DEFENSE HELPING EVACUATE PEOPLE. I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN. IF SOMEONE TOLD ME THREE WEEKS AGO THAT THIS WOULD BE MY LIFE, I WOULD NEVER Conclude. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE TURN TO. I AM NOW USING MY VOICE AS A WEAPON. I AM TALKING TO THE WORLD AND EXPLAINING WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN UKRAINE AND WHY WE NEED TO HELP IN TERMS OF SECURING OUR SKY AND ENSURING THE NO FLY ZONE. BUT IF THAT DOESN’T WORK, IF THE WORLD DOES NOT REACT AND DOES NOT HELP US, WHAT ELSE IS THERE FOR ME TO DO? I CANNOT JUST LEAVE MY CITY. I CANNOT LEAVE MY PEOPLE. I CANNOT ALLOW THE RUSSIANS TO TAKE OVER. I’VE BEEN BUILDING MY LIFE HERE IN KYIV FOR OVER 20 Times. I’VE SEEN WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO MY NATIVE CITY OF KHARKIV, WHERE I SPENT 17 YEARS.THEY JUST BOMBARDED IT, BASICALLY TURNED IT INTO A LAMP POT, WITH THE HOLD WORLD JUST PRETENDING NOT SEEING WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE. WHAT ELSE IS THERE FOR ME TO DO? I DON’T Genuinely SEE A CHOICE. >> THE 9-YEAR-OLD YOU MENTIONED, YOU HAVEN’T SEEN HIM SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. YOU SHARED THIS Image HE DREW. IT SAYS, NO FLY ZONE. I CAN’T IMAGINE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO EXPLAIN TO A CHILD WHY THEIR LIFE WAS COMPLETELY UPENDED AND MOM NEEDS TO BE AWAY. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO HIM? >> THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS. WHEN I HAD TO CALL HIM — I WASN’T CALLING HIM THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE WAR BECAUSE I NEEDED TO STAY PUT.AND THEN THE FOURTH DAY, HE CALLED ME AND WE CHATTED. AND HE SAID, MOM, WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN? AND THAT’S WHEN I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION AND WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HIM AGAIN. SO, THEN I SAID I WILL CALL HIM BACK. AND IN A FEW HOURS I GOT MYSELF TOGETHER AND I GOT READY FOR THE TALK. AND I Showed TO HIM THAT THE WAR IS HAPPENING AND THAT CHILDREN ARE SITTING IN THE BUNKERS AND THAT THE RUSSIANS ARE THROWING BOMBS ON THEIR HEADS.AND HE ASKED ME, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PROTECT THOSE CHILDREN? HE Went Scared of the light. HE’S COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT BY THE VERY IDEA OF SOMEBODY DYING. AND NOW WHEN IT’S SO REAL, HE Get COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT. AND I Showed THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE SKY WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE KIND OF SUPPORT FROM THE AIRPLANES AND OTHER. AND HE’S LIKE, OH, WE SHOULD BUILD A ROOF. AND THAT’S WHAT HE DREW ON THE PICTURE. BUT HE DID COVER THE SUN UNDER THE ROOF, SO IT’S SLIGHTLY WRONG. >> HE Demands THE SUNSHINE TO COME IN.WE CAN’T BLAME HIM FOR THAT. >> YEAH, I DO TOO. BUT THIS IS HOW HE FEELS. AND HE Impedes ASKING ME, MOM, HOW ARE THE KIDS IN THE UNDERGROUND STATIONS IN KHARKIV. HE DREW ANOTHER PICTURE, BUT I DIDN’T POST THAT ONE. BUT HE WAS Especially Fixed WITH KHARKIV BECAUSE HE KNOWS THAT’S MY NATIVE CITY, SO I WAS TALKING TO HIM A LOT ABOUT THAT. BUT THEN I’M ALSO FEELING LUCKY THAT HE’S SAFE AND HE’S NOT WAKING UP TO BOMBS EVERY NIGHT LIKE OTHER CHILDREN .>> DO YOU WORRY THAT — BUT DO YOU WORRY — I’M SORRY. HE’S ALIVE BUT WHAT DID YOU SAY? I’M SORRY. >> HE’S ALIVE AND I’M READING NEWS ABOUT OTHER CHILDREN NOT WAKING UP IN THE MORNING. AND THAT IS JUST TERRIFYING. THAT IS THE MOST SCARY THING FOR A PARENT TO THINK ABOUT. I WAS READING ABOUT A MAN WHO WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM BUCHA, AND TWO OF HIS CHILDREN WERE KILLED DURING THE EVACUATION. AND HIS WIFE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN’T EVEN THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH PAIN HE’S IN. SO, I MISS MY SON, BUT I’M LUCKY THAT HE’S SAFE AND WELL. AND SO BY BOYFRIEND AND MY PARENTS .>> DO YOU WORRY THAT YOUR SON MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO RETURN TO HIS HOME IN KYIV? >> I DO. YES. IT IS A REAL CHANCE. I WAS THINKING WHETHER I SHOULD PROBABLY TRY TO FIND SOME SPOT FOR HIM TO GO TO SCHOOL IN EUROPE. I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T Require TO DO THAT. I STILL HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE A RATHER RELATIVELY QUICK SOLUTION OF KICKING RUSSIANS OUT. BUT THAT FRANKLY NOW DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WE SHALL GET FROM THE WEST. SO, YES, I AM WORRIED. I AM WORRIED AND I DON’T WANT — HIS SCHOOL IS HERE. HIS FRIENDS HERE. HE’S MISSING HIS TOYS.HE’S ASKING IF I CAN TRANSFER SOME OF THE TOYS TO HIM, BUT IT’S Hopeless Freedom NOW. I Require HIM TO HAVE HIS LIFE BACK. THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR HIM NOT HAVING HIS LIFE. JUST CRAZY MAN DECIDING HE CAN INVADE ANOTHER STATE WITH NO GOOD REASON. >> WHAT’S HIS NAME? >> MARTIN. >> MARTIN. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THAT YOU AND MARTIN AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY STAY SAFE.
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