>> AT LEAST 4 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE FLED UKRAINE SINCE THIS
WAR STARTED. ONE WOMAN WAS
VISITING HER MOTHER IN KIEV
WHEN RUSSIAN TROOPS INVADED
THE COUNTRY OLGA SOY
DOCUMENTED THEIR ESCAPE
ONLINE. HER STORIES AND POSTS
KEY FOR 44,000 FOLLOWERS A
FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THIS
CRISIS IN REAL TIME.
>> I AM CURRENTLY IN KIEV,
UKRAINE.
>> AS YOU PROBABLY SEEN
ALREADY ON THE RUSSIAN HAVE
ATTACKED UKRAINE THIS MORNING.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT ALL NIGHT. I'M
JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
TO KNOW IS THAT THE SITUATION
BEFORE. SO IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO PREDICT WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
>> WELL, WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE WHO
DECIDED TO LEAVE. ARE PRETTY
MUCH STUCK AND TRAFFIC. AND TO
BE HONEST, I BY SAFER JUST
BEING AT HOME. MY ENTIRE
FAMILY IS HERE. MY MOM AND
DAD. UNCLES COUSINS. MY
SISTER.
>> IT HAVE AN OPTION TO LEAVE
BEFORE.
>> YOU'RE SITTING AND 2
CHECKING THE CONSTANTLY. WE
WERE JUST TOLD THAT THERE'S
GOING TO BE FROM THE AIR AND
WE NEED TO SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY.
>> I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF
AND UNFORTUNATELY IT IS
GETTING ATTACKED. AS WE SPEAK.
OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW. IS TO GET
TO THE BORDER OF POLAND.
>> MY MOM IS NOT A RESIDENT OF
UNITED STATES. AND I AM SO
ONE. SO WE. GET TO PULL AND I
GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO. YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING NOT
TO CRY THIS. BUT THIS POINT OF
THIS MOMENT. SO.
>> I'M REALLY AT A BUS STATION
HERE. WE'VE WAITING FOR THE
BUS TERRORIZE THE PAST 3
HOURS.
>> WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT
12 HOURS OR SO I CAN HONESTLY,
DON'T AS OF THIS POINT, WE'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO BE HERE FOR
ANOTHER 10 HOURS OR SO. NOW
THEY ARE REALLY HAS ANY
INFORMATION. SO AT THIS POINT
WE'RE JUST WAITING AND TRYING
TO GET TO THE BORDER.
>> GETS AWAY, JOINS US NOW. SO
I WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. GOOD
TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU JUST
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS WHERE YOU ARE, HOW YOU'RE
DOING, HOW YOUR FAMILY IS
DOING RIGHT NOW.
>> I'M CURRENTLY IN WE RENTED
AN APARTMENT WITH MY MOM. WE
WERE ABLE TO CROSS TO POLAND
AND WE'RE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
ABOUT A MONTH. MY MOM, YOU KNOW, SHE'S DOING SHE'S DOING
KNOW, SHE'S DOING SHE'S DOING
OK FOR WHAT IT IS. MY DAD IS
IN UKRAINE, WHICH IS VERY HARD
BECAUSE I HAD TO CHECK ON HIM
EVERY DAY. HE IS IN THE HEART
OF UKRAINE. THAT IS TAKEN OVER
BY THE RUSSIANS AND
UNFORTUNATELY EVERY DAY IS
WE'RE JUST STANDING MY SCENE
TRYING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN. AND IT'S IT HAS BEEN
AWFUL TO BE WAKING UP EVERY
DAY AND TRYING TO CHECK ON
YOUR LOVED ONES. I CAN'T
DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL. BECAUSE
EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGLE.
>> I KNOW THAT UKRAINIAN MAN
HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO STAY
BEHIND AND FIGHT. ONE WOMAN
AND CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO
EVACUATE. IS HE PART OF THAT.
THAT EFFORT FIGHT BACK AGAINST
THE RUSSIANS. ARE YOU
CONTEMPLATING GETTING HIM OUT.
>> SO HE IS HE'S UNDER 60. SO
HE CAN'T LEAVE. BUT WHEN I
TALKED TO HIM, HE TOLD ME THAT
HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEAVE. AND
HONESTLY, IT'S HIM SPEAKING
FOR PRETTY MUCH A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN UKRAINE AS WELL. NOT
A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO LEAVE
BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING PUSHED
OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AND AND
HOMES THAT THEY'VE CREATED FOR
THEMSELVES. AND IT'S JUST SO
SAD TO SEE THAT BECAUSE MY
SAID THAT HE'S. HE HE CAN'T BE
AFRAID ANYMORE. HE HE'S REALLY
DONE WITH BEING AFRAID OF. SO
HE'S STAYING ON AS PLANNED
BECAUSE THAT LED TO THE LOSS
TO HIM AND HE IS NOT GOING TO
BE HE'S EVEN IF THE BORDERS
DID OPEN. HE WOULDN'T BE HE
WOULD YOU STAY WHERE HE
BELONGS.
>> TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU
AND YOUR MOTHER WERE ABLE TO
GET OUT AND GET TO POLAND.
WHAT WAS THAT JOURNEY LIKE.
WHAT DID IT TAKE FOR YOU TO
GET OUT OF UKRAINE.
>> SO TOTALLY WAS ABOUT 3 DAYS
THAT TOOK US GET TO POLAND AND
BE SAFE AT FIRST I MENTIONED
THIS BEFORE MY STORIES THAT.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE WERE ABLE
TO LEAVE. BUT MY MOM AND I
DON'T DRIVE. WE DON'T HAVE
CARS SO THAT WAS A MOMENT
WHERE WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH
OTHER AND DECIDED THAT THAT'S
IT. WE'RE STAYING WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER
ENOUGH FOOD AND THEN JUST BY
KIND OF LOVE. WE GOT ON THE MY
SISTER WORKS FOR A COMPANY AND
THEY PROVIDED THE BUS OR
RELATIVES OF PEOPLE WHO WORK
AT THE COMPANY AS WELL. AND SO
WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. IT
REALLY LONG JOURNEY WAS
EXHAUSTING. BUT WE'RE ON A BUS
LOCALLY WOODEN CROSS LIFE. AND
AS MANY PEOPLE DO. SO I CAN'T
COMPLAIN AT ALL. AND THEN ONCE
WE GOT TO POLAND, WE LOVE THE
HOTEL FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS AND
THEN WE WERE ABLE TO RUN THE
DEPARTMENT WHEN WE HAVE
CURRENTLY AND I'M JUST TRYING
TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO ALSO
HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE
SAME SITUATION. AND COOL ARE
ARRIVING FROM UKRAINE. THERE'S
A HUGE POPULATION NOW FROM
UKRAINE IN PROUD OF LOT OF
REFUGEES. SO I'M JUST TRYING
TO PROVIDE ACTUALLY FOR THEM
AS WELL AS. PLAY SOME HOTELS.
AND YOU DON'T ON TOP BY
HOUSING FOR THEM BECAUSE I WAS
IN THE SAME SITUATION AS WELL.
>> I HEAR YOU IN TERMS OF
TRYING TO HELP OUT OTHERS WHO
ARE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF COMMENTS
FROM VIEWERS. GET THEM
CONSTANTLY ABOUT THE WAR AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING
ABOUT HOW TO HELP. WE GET
THOSE KINDS OF COMMENTS ALL
THE TIME. HERE ARE A FEW OF
THE VOICE MAILS THAT HAVE
LANDED IN OUR INBOX ABOUT
THAT.
>> I KEEP TRYING THINK OF IT
AND TO HELP THE UKRAINIAN
PEOPLE. SO. THEY MORE MORE
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE FROM THE
ALLIES.
>> MANY PEOPLE ALONG WITH ME
ARE WONDERING WHAT THEY CAN DO
TO HELP AND WHAT COULD TOP
CHARITIES THAT NEED THE MOST
HELP ARE.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
HELP UKRAINIANS IN SOME WAY,
BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW.
>> AND I AND KAREN AND
CHARMAINE. THANK YOU ALL FOR
SHARING THOSE THOUGHTS WITH
US. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THEM
IN TERMS OF HOW TO BE THE MOST
HELPFUL.
>> SO I'M HERE ON THE GROUND
THAT CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS. I'VE
ALSO BEEN HELPING THROUGH THAT
I POSTED A HEY AND THEN MOM
AND INSTAGRAM SO PEOPLE CAN
OFFSET HEALTH DIRECTLY. AND
I'M HERE JUST BUYING
EVERYTHING. PEOPLE NEED. OTHER
THAN THAT, IT IS KIND OF HARD
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO RESEARCH,
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIKE A LOT
OF THIS HUGE URBANIZATION IS.
BUT THE ONE THING I DO WORK
WITH MOSTLY IS THAT WHAT
CENTRAL KITCHEN. THEY'VE BEEN
AMAZING HAVE SEEN A BUNCH OF
TEST ARE PROVIDING HOT MEALS
TO REFUGEES ALL OVER THE BUT
HONESTLY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO LOOK FOR SMALLER
VOLUNTEERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
KIND OF LIKE ME. I MEAN, I'M
NOT IN A POSITION, BUT I DO MY
RESEARCH. IF I'M HELPING
SOMEBODY ELSE IT REALLY DOES
MEAN A LOT WHEN PEOPLE REACH
OUT TO ME ON INSTAGRAM. AND I
HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
FEEL HELPLESS BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO HELP, BUT THEY DON'T
KNOW THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT
AND ROSS EXPLAINS, DO YOUR
RESEARCH AND JUST FIND SOME
LIKE SMALLER PLACES, SMALLER
ORGANIZATIONS.
>> ONE LAST THING I WANT TO
ASK YOU, BUT I DO WANT TO PASS
ON SOMETHING THAT WE JUST GOT
FROM OUR MILITARY
CORRESPONDENT COURTNEY KUBE,
IAN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
PETER ALEXANDER. THEY'RE
REPORTING THAT TONIGHT THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL
ANNOUNCE THAT IT WILL SEND
ANOTHER 100 MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF JAVELIN MISSILES.
THOSE ARE AND TIE TANK
MISSILES TO UKRAINE TO SOURCES
TELL NBC NEWS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL MAKE THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT AND THAT
COMES TO US FROM COURTNEY QB
AND PETER ALEXANDER REPORTING
FROM WASHINGTON. BEFORE I LET
YOU GO, OH, GOD. I DID WANT TO
NOTE SOMETHING ON ONE OF YOUR
INSTAGRAM POSTS FROM A FEW
WEEKS AGO.
>> THERE IS A VIDEO OF YOU
LOOKING VERY GLAM WITH YOUR
HAIR DONE. YOU'VE GOT A ROSE
AND YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE IT'S A
VERY COOL KIND OF A GLAM
INSTAGRAM VIDEO AND YOU'RE
RIGHT, THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN A
FEW DAYS BEFORE THE WAR
STARTED. THAT GIRL HAS NO CLUE
ABOUT WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
I WISH I WAS STILL THAT GIRL.
BEFORE I LET YOU GO, IF YOU
COULD TALK TO THAT GIRL. WHAT
WOULD YOU TELL HER.
>> THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY
HARD THING TO SAY TO MYSELF, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS THAT WE ALL SHOULD
STICK TOGETHER AND I'M LIKE TO
TALK TO MYSELF. AND THEN I
SAID I WOULDN'T CHANGE
ANYTHING. I THINK EVERYTHING
THAT WE ALL ARE DOING AND
HELPING EACH OTHER IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING AND THE
VALLEYS. WE'RE STANDING FOR
ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
STANDING FOR DEMOCRACY RIGHT
NOW. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. I'M
JUST SO PROUD OF PEOPLE ARE
DOING TOO STAND RUSSIA AND THE
WAR IS JUSTIN SAYING AND I'M I
HONESTLY CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.
HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE TO
HEAL BECAUSE WE'RE ALL OF A
HEART BROKEN. BUT I'M NEVER
GOING TO BE THE SAME. AND
THAT'S OK BECAUSE IT JUST
MAKES US ALL STRONGER AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE OUR
PERSONAL WARS AGAINST THIS
AWFUL WAR.
>> SO I I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU MAKING TIME TO SHARE YOUR
STORY WITH US. STAY SAFE AS
BEST YOU CAN. AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.