>> AS RUSSIA INTENSIFIES THOSE
AIR AND GROUND ASSAULT AGAINST
UKRAINIAN CITIES. MORE THAN A
MILLION REFUGEES HAVE ALREADY
FLED THE COUNTRY UNICEF
ESTIMATES. CHILDREN MAKE UP
HALF THAT NUMBER A NUMBER THAT
IS GROWING BY THE HOUR. NBC
NEWS CORRESPONDENT ALLISON
BARBER JOINS US NOW FROM THE
POLAND-UKRAINE BORDER WHERE SO
MANY OF THESE DISPLACED
FAMILIES ARRIVING. ALLISON,
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. SO THE UN
HAS ESTIMATED THIS WAR COULD
ULTIMATELY DISPLACED 4 MILLION
UKRAINIANS TO WHAT
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE
THERE TO TRY AND TAKE CARE OF
SO MANY PEOPLE. HOW ORGANIZED
IS THE RESPONSE.
>> IT'S VERY MUCH A WORK IN
PROGRESS AND I'LL BREAK DOWN A
LITTLE FOR YOU. SOME OF WHAT
WE'VE SEEN HERE. BUT YOU
MENTIONED HELP SO MANY OF THE
REFUGEES ARE BELIEVED TO BE
CHILDREN. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
SEEN AS WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE
THE LAST FEW DAYS REPORTING.
THIS IS OUR 5TH BORDER. STOP
ALL IN THE POLLING. UKRAINIAN
BORDER IN YOU SEE ALL THESE
FACES OF CHILDREN YOU TALK TO
SOME OF THEM IMAGINED WITH ME
FOR A MINUTE THAT YOU ARE 8 OR
9 YEARS OLD. YOU HAVE BEEN
JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AT HOME
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS DRAWING
WITH CHALK ON THE SIDEWALK AND
THEN IN AN INSTANT, YOU ARE
FORCED 2 GO AND HIDE IN BOMB
SHELTERS. YOU HAVE TO
FRANTICALLY PACKING EVERYTHING
YOU OWN OR WHAT LITTLE YOU CAN
CARRY WITH. YOU SAY GOODBYE TO
YOUR BROTHER WHO IS THEN GOING
TO STAY AND FIGHT IN A WAR AND
THEN FLEEING WITH YOUR MOTHER
TO A COMPLETELY NEW COUNTRY
FOR MOST OF US, WE CANNOT EVEN
IMAGINE THAT. BUT HERE IN THIS
MAKESHIFT REFUGEE CAMP. THAT
IS A STORY THAT MANY PEOPLE
HAVE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF. WE
MET ONE LITTLE GIRL IN THIS
TENT. SHE'S 8 YEARS OLD. HER
NAME IS ANGELINA. SHE WAS
LIVING IN KIEV. SHE HAD TO
FLEE HERE. LISTEN TO WHAT SHE
TOLD US.
>> IT LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU'RE
AT HOME AND YOU HEARD ALL THAT
HE'S.
>> YOU TO BE BELOVED OMAR ALI
PUTS A LOT. SO SPECIAL
>> I WISH IT WAS REALLY SCARY.
HAVE OVER IT WAS OVER THAT.
>> SAVE YOUR BROTHER.
>> SHOULD COMPLETE TROLLEY
WILL PLAYING.
>> I TOLD MY MY BROTHER. I
REALLY LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU
VERY, VERY MUCH.
>> YOU'RE VERY FREE TO THAT.
HE'S MATCHED A BIT OF SNOW. WE
WANT. YES, I AM. WHAT DO YOU
WANT OTHER BECAUSE OF DUE TO MICKEY. WILL THE BUS LIKE THIS
MICKEY. WILL THE BUS LIKE THIS
ON US.
>> I WANT THEM BUT NOT WORRY.
WANT THEM TO LISTEN
>> BECAUSE THEIR BARNS FOR
THEM MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.
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>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
ORGANIZED ASSISTANCE AREAS
WE'VE SEEN. WE WATCHED AS
ELECTRICIANS CAME AND RAN
CABLES UP EVERY SINGLE OUR
POLL PUTTING IN ELECTRICAL
OUTLETS SO PEOPLE CAN CHARGE
THEIR PHONES SO THEY CAN GET
HEAT TO THESE TENTS. MOST OF
EAST HENCE THEY ARE HEATED.
THERE IS FOOD, COATS, WATER
REALLY? MOST ANYTHING ANYONE
WOULD NEED IMMEDIATELY. WE'RE
SPEAKING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
ORGANIZING AND RUNNING THE
SITE. THIS IS DONE BY THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. AND HE SAID
IN TERMS OF FOOD, IN TERMS OF
BLANKET STROLLERS. YOU CAN SEE
HOW MANY STROLLERS THERE ARE
THERE ANOTHER REMINDER OF HOW
MANY CHILDREN ARE IMPACTED BY
THIS. THEY SAY THEY HAVE
ENOUGH THE NATION'S, BUT THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS
TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE ARE
COMING ORDER CROSSINGS AND
THEY MIGHT HAVE FAMILY OR WHEN
THEY CAN GO. STAY WITH IN
CITIES. THEY NEED TO GET TO
OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE ARE
MORE PLACES FOR THEM TO STAY.
>> BUT THEY NEED RIDES TO DO
THAT. WARSAW IS ABOUT 4 HOURS
AWAY FROM HERE. SO HAVING
TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVERS TO
TAKE PEOPLE.
>> THAT'S A HUGE HURDLE JOE,
SO MANY HURDLES. BUT I CONCUR
ANGELINA IS VERY BRAVE.
ELLISON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT REPORT. WE REALLY DO