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>>> OVER THREE MILLION REFUGEES
HAVE MANAGED TO LEAVE UKRAINE
SINCE THIS RUSSIAN INVASION
BEGAN.
MANY TO NEIGHBORING POLE LANDAND
THAT INCLUDES OUR NEXT GUEST
RIGHT NOW.
THREE MONTHS AGO SHE WAS
STUDYING IN AMERICA AFTER
RETURNING TO UKRAINE FOR THE
WINTER BREAK.
SHE AND SOME FAMILY MADE THE
DIFFICULT CHOICE TO LEAVE AS
THIS WAR BROKE OUT.
AND THEY HAVE MADE THEIR --
SHE'S MADE HER WAY TO POLAND
WITH TWO OF HER SIBLINGS.
HER PARENTS REMAINING SIBLING
ARE IN THAT LVIV REGION WHERE WE
JUST HAD THAT STORY FROM CAL
PERRY AS RUSSIAN AIR STRIKES HIT
TODAY.
SHE JOINS ME NOW FROM WARSAW,
POLAND.
WE GET A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON
WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> SURE.
WE COVER THIS STORY MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, AS I
MENTIONED OVER THREE MILLION
REFUGEES, ARE GOING THROUGH IT.
TELL US JUST ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY
AND YOUR OWN WORDS.
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
>> THE JOURNEY WAS ACTUALLY
QUITE EASY.
THE THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT
ARE SET FOR THE REFUGEES TO
TRAVEL TO SAFE PLACES.
AND I WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL BY A
BUS THAT IS FREE OF CHARGE.
AND WHAT I'VE SEEN IS AN AMAZING
SUPPORT FROM POLISH PEOPLE,
LIKE, NOTHING EVER BEFORE.
WE WERE GIVEN HOT DRINKS.
AND WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE
CENTRAL TRAIN STATION, WE'VE
SEEN AN ENORMOUS NUMBER OF
POLISH VOLUNTEERS HELPING
UKRAINIANS AS WELL.
SO ALL IN ALL, IT'S BEEN JUST AN
AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF
CONSOLIDATION AND KINDNESS ON
BEHALF OF POLISH PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S REALLY STRIKING TO
HEAR YOU EXPLAIN THAT IN SORT OF
FROM YOUR PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE.
WE COVERED IT.
I THINK AMERICANS AND OTHER
VIEWERS HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE
DISPLAYS GF WILL AND SOME OF THE
VERY PRACTICAL AND LOGISTICAL
WAYS THEY'RE SUPPORTING PEOPLE
FLEEING UKRAINE.
AS MENTIONED, SOME OF YOUR
FAMILY DIDN'T LEAVE.
WILL TELL ME ABOUT THAT DECISION
AND HOW YOUR FAMILY IS DOING.
>> RIGHT.
SO MY DAD IS IN THE CATEGORY OF
18 TO 60.
HE CANNOT LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
AND MY MOM WOULD NEVER LEAVE
WITHOUT HIM.
AS WELL AS MY 15-YEAR-OLD SISTER
HAS STAYED BEHIND WITH MY
PARENTS.
IT'S DEFINITELY HEARTBREAKING.
IT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE MY
SISTER TEAR UP AS THREE OF HER
OLDER SIBLINGS WERE LEAVING ON
THE TRAIN TO GO SOMEWHERE ABROAD
WITH, YOU KNOW, NO IDEA WHEN
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BACK.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR
SITUATION?
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU NO HE
THAT ARE IN COMMUNICATION ONLINE OR WHAT NOT WHO ARE NOVEMBER
OR WHAT NOT WHO ARE NOVEMBER
GATING THIS SPLIT FAMILY
SITUATION?
>> WE'RE DEAFDEFINITELY LEAVING
FAMILIES WITH VERY SMALL
CHILDREN OR PEOPLE WHO ARE
HANDICAPPED OR ELDERLY WHO ARE
UNABLE TO ENDURE THE LONG
JOURNEY OF TRAVELING AND
SETTLING DOWN IN A NEW PLACE.
THE HEALTHY AND THE WOMEN,
MOSTLY WITH CHILDREN ARE THE
ONES WHO ARE LEAVING.
BUT I WOULD SAY DEFINITELY EVERY
SINGLE OR EVERY SECOND FAMILY
HAS A FAMILY MEMBER RIGHT NOW
THAT'S STILL STAYING IN UKRAINE.
>> WHAT IS YOUR HOPE TO REUNITE
THE WHOLE FAMILY OR SPECIFICALLY
TO REUNITE BACK IN UKRAINE
SOMEHOW, SOME DAY? >> WHILE I'VE BEEN STUDYING
>> WHILE I'VE BEEN STUDYING
ABROAD, I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN
CANADA.
I'VE ALWAYS PLANNED TO CONTINUE
MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN UKRAINE,
TO BUILD SOMETHING IN MY
COUNTRY.
AND I WOULD SAY THAT'S TRUE FOR
MANY OF US.
ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT AS SOON AS
THE WAR ENDS BY US WINNING, I
HAVE NO DOUBT IN THAT I'VE SEEN
THE UNCREDIBLE RESILIENCE OF OUR
NATIONAL FORCES AS WELL AS THE
TERRITORIAL DEFENSE AND ALL OF
THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING
TOGETHER BOTH INSIDE OF THE
COUNTRY AND THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY.
FOR US TO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM,
DEMOCRACY, AND WHAT WE BELIEVE
IN.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE
TO COME BACK TOGETHER AND JOIN
THE FORCES TO REBUILD OUR
COUNTRY.
>> UNDERSTOOD.
AND YOU'VE IN VERY CLEAR AND
SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE, VERY
STRAIGHT FORWARD IN YOUR MANNER
EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY
HARROWING TIME.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.