our correspondent ola gearin reports now
from the city of urbin which is under
heavy bombardment and is crucial to the
russian advance
the only way out
and he stumbles
hands shaking
but he summons his courage and carries
on
the desperate exodus from earpin today
across the wreckage of a bridge blown up
by ukraine to slow the russian advance
how scared do you have to be to take
your child and flee like this
and here a woman lies conscious
but immobile she fell and there's no
stretcher to move her
well this is a difficult journey every
step of the way
especially for older people trying to
pick their way out across
rubble and concrete having to balance on
bits of wood ukrainian troops are trying
to help them make their way forward some
are coming with their children
most are coming with a few small things
they can carry they've been under
bombardment in our pin for days and
they're not safe now even as they try to
leave the shelling has been continuing
for many civilians in the town that
shelling hit home
like anastasia whose son oleg
we spent two days at my grandmother's
now we are leaving because it's too
dangerous to be in any corner of earpin
with a child
suddenly this
some ukrainian forces running for cover
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others getting civilians
out of the line of fire
kiev is just half an hour away
if ukraine loses this town and it's
already lost some of it the russians
will be on the road to the capital
andre like many here is begging for a
no-fly zone
tell everybody to close the sky
urgently
all people need it in ukraine really
many people stay in european for now
they can't go outside
some old people some young people
they try to do their best there
but
we see the russian soldiers they don't
fight in with army they fight it with
anyone so tell please to close the sky
for now all many can do is cram into
minivans bound for the railway station
in the capital
generations of ukrainians at the mercy
of an increasingly brutal russian
advance
and in the city outside the registry
office
the new soundtrack of
kiev not what kate and artur had hoped
for on their special day
the war has tightened their bond but
upended their lives
firstly
it was very scary when it started uh but
me and my family and me we're all
christians we pray to god and we believe
that he cares about us and uh protects
us and you're getting married today
which is a very hopeful thing to do what
kind of future do you see
for you both
i see that ukraine will win and we will
help to restore the country and
make everything possible to
make it new
there were no guests at the ceremony it
was too dangerous for loved ones to join
them the newlyweds say they'll have a
party when ukraine is victorious
orla giron bbc news kiev