Hi.
Welcome to "Full Frontal."
I'm Samantha Bee.
Unfortunately, just like everyone else on this planet,
we are forced to turn our attention to this prick
tonight.
Which, incidentally, was the original name of my show,
but TBS said it didn't quite sound porny enough.
Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine is now
raging through its 15th day, with Russian forces
brutalizing the country.
REPORTER: The UN estimates close to 500 Ukrainian civilians
have been killed, including dozens of children.
REPORTER: Elsewhere, the brutal onslaught has only intensified,
deliberately targeting civilians or firing
into them with a total disregard for human life.
REPORTER: Russian shelling targeted a children's
and maternity hospital.
Really?
It's OK if you need a moment after 11
days of holding your community together during a war.
God had to take a break after only six days,
and that lazy bum makes his own hours.
All of this suffering can be laid at the manicured feet
of one deranged man-baby who's been waiting for this moment
since the early '90s.
Back then, Putin was sad that the Soviet Union broke up.
So like many children of divorce,
this lonely little 39-year-old boy refused to accept it.
For years, Putin has dreamed of getting
the empire back together in one big ass
geopolitical Parent Trap.
And he sees Ukraine as a vital piece.
Putin has always refused to accept Ukraine's independence,
even though 90% of Ukrainians voted
to break away from the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991.
There hadn't been a vote that lopsided since Florida
voted to add guns to the food pyramid.
Yet somehow, he still insists that Ukraine belongs to Russia
and that the two are one people, a single whole.
But the only single hole in this situation
is the supreme dick hole killing innocent people.
So now a nation of 44 million is suffering because Putin can't
move on from something that happened way back when
Color Me Badd ruled the world.
More than 900 Ukrainian communities
are without power, water, or heat,
and the country is also facing food and medicine shortages.
But despite all the hardship, Ukrainians
are refusing to give Putin the easy victory he expected.
The government has announced that most men aged 18 to 60
are not allowed to leave the country,
and Putin's invasion has inspired
Ukrainians from all walks of life
to fight for their freedom.
REPORTER: Young and old, students and retirees,
veterans and non-veterans.
These are the volunteers for Ukraine's Citizens Army.
Zachary and Kirill, friends and university students,
say they're ready to fight.
They're just 19.
This volunteer told us he's an excellent sharpshooter.
He's 73.
This is the man who should be playing
all of Mark Wahlberg's roles.
He's much more honorable and better looking, too.
Many of Ukraine's women are also staying to fight,
even though they're not required to.
REPORTER: They are Ukraine's mothers, daughters teachers,
politicians, now on the front lines
defending their country under siege.
How did you learn how to make Molotov cocktails?
[SPEAKING UKRAINIAN]
REPORTER: Google helped, she tells me.
[SPEAKING UKRAINIAN]
REPORTER: Let those Russian shits come here, she says.
We are ready to greet them.
Hot damn.
The only thing that would have been scarier
is if she calmly added, nothing's wrong.
I'm fine.
These Ukrainians are showing remarkable bravery.
But just because you're not staying behind to do combat
doesn't mean you're not fighting for your life.
Nearly one out of every 20 Ukrainians--
more than 2 million people--
are now refugees.
REPORTER: The latest estimate, 100 Ukrainians
are crossing into Poland every minute.
REPORTER: This is the push right up at the door.
There's been some people dropping bags.
We've seen people holding their babies up in the air
as they are trying to cram as many people as possible
onto this train.
The will and strength of all of these refugees
is astounding, especially in such historically
horrific circumstances.
This is the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe
since World War II and most of the 2 million refugees
are women and children.
REPORTER: We saw mothers and grandmothers and lots
of little children, some in their mothers' arms,
others in strollers or holding hands,
many no taller than their families' luggage.
I just left my home to nowhere.
I have no plan.
I just wanted to save my child.
Oh, my God.
These women are so brave.
And I mean, actually brave.
Not hashtag brave, like when a hot mom posts a picture
of herself in a bikini.
Meanwhile, half of the 2 million Ukrainian refugees
are children.
And even worse, some are all by themselves.
This is what war does to people.
The human cost isn't just the number
of people who get killed.
Families have been torn apart and forced
to leave their entire worlds behind,
which is just unimaginable.
My kids used to melt down if we just went to the grocery store
and left behind their favorite stuffed animal.
For the record, it was an accident.
It was one hour, and it was actually a stuffed Dennis
Kucinich doll, so who cares?
My God, my kids are weak.
Look, I wish I could tell you how we can fix this,
but there are no easy answers.
This humanitarian nightmare is exactly what Putin wants,
and he shows no signs of backing down.
Fortunately, people all over the world are condemning him.
Some countries are using their economic influence
to pressure Russia to stop its reprehensible actions.
Or, as Republicans call it, cancel culture.
We've cut off Putin's access to bank assets,
banned imports of Russian oil, and most
damaging to Putin himself, blocked
American exports of body wax.
But hurting Putin isn't enough.
We also have to help the people whose lives he's destroying.
There are things the Biden administration could
do unilaterally, like increase the number of refugees we can
admit from Ukraine and allow people facing
urgent humanitarian need to stay here
without a visa, which could otherwise take
months or years to process.
But the most important thing we can all do
is care about refugees from Ukraine and everywhere else.
Whether you live in America or abroad,
support people in need wherever they
come from with the same kindness that Polish mothers
have shown Ukrainian refugees.
REPORTER: It's images like these that show
the true humanity on display.
Polish moms are leaving strollers at the train station
for Ukrainian mothers who may need them when they
arrive in Poland with kids.
That is so wonderful.
I just pray those Polish moms also left the instructions,
because any parent will tell you that trying
to fold an unfamiliar stroller will drive you
absolutely goddamn bitch cakes.
There are other humanitarian crises
happening around the world, and there
will be more in the future.
We have to help refugees from everywhere every time.
But for now, for Ukraine, you can
help by donating to the International Rescue Committee,
which is now providing aid to those seeking refuge
in Poland, one of the primary destinations
for people fleeing Ukraine.
Please give what you can.
And also, one more time, [BLEEP] Putin.
We'll be right back.