1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,200 It's crazy to see, you see clear skies ahead, but you know 4 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:21,320 that that airspace there is in Ukraine and there's war raging. 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,000 You know, Ukraine is at war with Russia. 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:27,560 EXPLOSION 7 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,920 You know, I think if somebody had said to me 25 years after leaving 8 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:44,480 the military that I'd be going into an active war zone in Europe 9 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,040 on a NATO border, you'd almost never believe it. 10 00:00:53,880 --> 00:01:00,480 On the 24th of February 2022, Russia launched air strikes across Ukraine. 11 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,680 Followed by a full scale land invasion. 12 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:13,000 It was a massive escalation of an armed conflict 13 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,320 that has been going on since 2014. 14 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,280 And after seven million civilians fled the country, 15 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:24,560 it led to the biggest refugee crisis in Europe 16 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,600 since the Second World War. 17 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,640 BABY CRIES 18 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,880 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has become known 19 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,440 around the world as the face of this war. 20 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,080 He's been a uniting force for the people, refusing to leave even 21 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:53,840 when there were threats to his life. 22 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,600 I'm travelling into Ukraine to interview the president. 23 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,960 To be asked by President Zelenskyy 24 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,360 to come and meet him and talk to him 25 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,080 is obviously a real privilege. 26 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,480 But I suppose ultimately what I, what I really want is to find 27 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,840 out what he's, what he's like, kind of away from the, 28 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,320 away from the podium. 29 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,600 And also to see what it's really like inside Ukraine at the moment 30 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:31,400 and what the people, what the people are really actually going through. 31 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,640 I've served with the British military and spent a life 32 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,800 working in survival. 33 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:41,000 But now I will be learning from Ukrainians about what it takes 34 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,880 to survive in a war zone. 35 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:44,480 PHONE DINGS 36 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,120 Here we go, guys. 37 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,560 Bruce. So Bruce is one of our team who, 38 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,320 one of our security team who's gone into country beforehand. 39 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160 He's been there a couple of days just to set things up and make sure 40 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,600 everything's ready for us. 41 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:05,320 But he wants to give me a little update, see what he says. 42 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:10,320 Hey, gang. So we just had information that's come in through our intel sources. 43 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,120 It's not a good picture, I'm afraid. 44 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:20,520 It appears that Kyiv might be struck by missiles in the next 24 hours, 45 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,280 so it's not looking particularly good. 46 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,560 Who's giving you that update? 47 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,840 How accurate do you think that sort of intel is? That comes 48 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,120 from a government source. 49 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,680 Pretty high up. 50 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,080 So, we hope it doesn't happen. 51 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,560 But, you know, better to be prepared for not. 52 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,040 OK. Thanks, Bruce. Well done. Stay safe. 53 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,840 OK. Take care, cheers, mate. Bye. 54 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:48,320 So, yeah, guys, I guess definitely changes the dynamic a little bit 55 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:51,240 if we've got the rocket attack going in today. 56 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,920 Which is definitely a little bit worrying. 57 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,120 Ukrainian airspace is currently closed. 58 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,880 So after flying into Poland, I'm making the 950km car 59 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,840 journey to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. 60 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,240 I can't travel during curfew hours, 61 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,560 so tonight I will be staying in the city of Lviv. 62 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,480 But first, I need to cross the border. 63 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,880 OK, so approaching the border, the all-important letter 64 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,440 from the president's office saying we invite you to be here, 65 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:38,160 and then what's called a Faraday case, which is basically a sealed 66 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,880 case that blocked all mobile phone signals. 67 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:45,480 So, guys, phones should go in these and then that blocks 68 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,840 the signals so there's no trace of who's coming 69 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,680 in and out of the country, which is what they asked us to do. 70 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,600 So phones are in that. 71 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:57,960 OK, here we go. 72 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,760 Well, team, we're into Ukraine. 73 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Well, whatever happens, guys, over the next three days, primarily, 74 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,040 stay safe, have each other's backs, 75 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,520 and we'll get in and done and out safely. 76 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:37,360 OK. Time to meet our translator at this gas station. 77 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,360 If everything's gone to plan. 78 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:40,600 Hi. 79 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:42,520 How are you doing? You OK? 80 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:43,560 Hi. 81 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,080 So soon into my journey 82 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:52,480 and already there are tank traps and sandbags, stark reminders 83 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,200 of the ongoing conflict. 84 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,480 The start of the war, it must have been scary. 85 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,560 And how have you been this last year? 86 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,240 Really? Yeah. 87 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,440 Has everybody lost friends? 88 00:06:25,840 --> 00:06:28,680 Yeah. So hard. 89 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,600 Always. 90 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,320 So this is a clip that's just been posted on Twitter saying, 91 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:02,200 we understand that terrorists are preparing new strikes and as long 92 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,680 as they have missiles, they won't stop. 93 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,600 Our mutual assistance is one of the elements of protection 94 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,480 and of our great strength. 95 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,840 Yeah, I mean, he does these every night and they're incredible 96 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,600 and inspiring, and the nation needs it. 97 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,600 Russia has started a new tactic in the war. 98 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:32,120 Only last week, cities across the country were hit by missiles 99 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,920 and drones targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure. 100 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,320 It's triggering rolling blackouts and causing the heating system 101 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,200 to fail in people's homes. 102 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:47,280 Just as winter approaches. 103 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,360 Before meeting the president tomorrow, I want to see first-hand 104 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:02,320 the destructive impact the war has had on the country. 105 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,240 On my route to Kyiv, 106 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:08,320 I'll be stopping off in the area around the town of Irpin. 107 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,680 It became the front line of the fighting during the early 108 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,320 weeks of the conflict. 109 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:21,520 As Putin's invasion of Ukraine began, Russian paratroopers stormed 110 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,920 the strategic airport at Hostomel. 111 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,920 Which is only 15km from Kyiv. 112 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,120 In an attempt to seize the capital and remove 113 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,080 President Zelenskyy from power, 114 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,520 Russian forces attacked the surrounding towns 115 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:39,320 of Bucha and Irpin. 116 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,200 After a month of fierce fighting, the Russians were repelled 117 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,600 by the Ukrainian military and local volunteers. 118 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:56,000 But this came at a cost on both sides of the conflict. 119 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:04,640 Bad stuff has happened here. 120 00:09:04,680 --> 00:09:08,160 All of these buildings and windows shot out. 121 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,440 Roofs gone. 122 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,240 Burnt out. 123 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:13,480 Broken down. 124 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,240 Welcome to Russian occupation. 125 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:20,880 Wow. Look at this. 126 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,640 Just so much destruction. 127 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:27,880 So crazy. 128 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,080 DOG BARKS 129 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,600 Just whole apartment blocks flattened. 130 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:42,400 Probably all of these buildings had people living in them. 131 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,120 It's like ground zero, wherever you look. 132 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,120 It's hard to imagine the impact all of this is having on the people 133 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:58,040 of Ukraine and how this country will rebuild itself once 134 00:09:58,080 --> 00:09:59,560 the conflict is over. 135 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:15,600 I arrive in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, the final destination 136 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,240 on my journey to meet the president. 137 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:32,840 The war is still raging on the battlefront to the east 138 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:33,920 of the country. 139 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:40,360 Despite facing electricity blackouts and being under the constant threat 140 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,720 of missile attacks, life in the city somehow carries on. 141 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:52,360 For the residents, reminders of the war are hard to escape. 142 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,400 Wow. It's quite a symbol, isn't it? 143 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,600 Old Russian tanks burnt out. 144 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,280 Done. 145 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:06,520 Wow. 146 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,120 First up. Good job. 147 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,320 We're all alive. 148 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,840 The missiles that were predicted, Monday didn't come. 149 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:28,560 Tuesday didn't come. 150 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,120 And today's Wednesday, the last day they're expected to come. 151 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,120 So, not getting complacent, but we're here. 152 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,440 The whole plan is on. 153 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,560 And now Scotty, a few security things to go over. 154 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,440 Scotty. Right, guys, this is our operational briefing for today. 155 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,120 Over the last week, the intelligence has been growing and growing 156 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,600 to suggest that there are some attacks that are going 157 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,200 to be imminent - rockets, drones or maybe missiles. 158 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,000 Well, that's increased even more now. 159 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,560 In the next 12 hours, we're looking at an imminent attack. 160 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,800 So a heightened level of awareness is essential. 161 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,680 Today, we take all of our equipment. 162 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:04,480 That's our PPE, OK? Our helmets in the vehicle, our vests, of course... 163 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,520 ..in the vehicle so we can react to any strike. Stays in the vehicle 164 00:12:09,560 --> 00:12:12,600 and make sure everyone's got their trauma kit, their first aid 165 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,880 kit, their trauma packed in their rucksacks. 166 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,760 The biggest thing is situational awareness. 167 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,080 This is a war zone. 168 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,000 Stay switched on. Stay alert. 169 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:22,480 Happy. Ready to go. 170 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,680 Let's do it, team, let's do it. 171 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:28,000 OK, let's go. 172 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,560 It's weird being in a city where missile strikes are sort 173 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,240 of meant to be imminent. 174 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,760 Not like in the next week, like today. 175 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,000 We just need to get through the next couple of hours. 176 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,000 Definitely apprehensive. 177 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,400 I've been lucky to interview some amazing people over the years 178 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:53,760 from the sitting US President to Prime Minister of India. 179 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:55,760 But I think this is different. 180 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,920 You're in an active war zone. 181 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,840 You're with someone who's probably the most hunted man on the planet 182 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,880 by the most fearsome regime on the planet. 183 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,040 And even when we were planning this, the government guy said, Bear, 184 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,160 we just we live day to day. 185 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,960 We really want to do this, but no guarantees. 186 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,480 We reached the checkpoint 187 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,720 which guards the presidential district. 188 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:24,840 Here we go. 189 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:29,360 SOLDIER SPEAKS 190 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:30,520 Yeah. OK. 191 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:33,240 OK, let's, let's hold the filming for a second. 192 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:45,560 To get to see Zelenskyy, we must clear multiple security checks. 193 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,840 The president is the ultimate high profile target for assassination, 194 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,840 so is protected by a large military presence. 195 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:00,520 What is that? What does he carry? 196 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:02,960 Anti-drone. 197 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,120 I suppose you know you're super vulnerable, aren't you? 198 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:06,600 Drone, come in. 199 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,720 Let's hope we don't get that. 200 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,880 We're going to go on a walk around the city so the president 201 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,440 can show me how the people are coping during this conflict. 202 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,640 But I also want to find out how it is affecting him. 203 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,440 THEY SHOUT RESPONSE 204 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:31,280 Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't always the leader of a nation at war. 205 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,000 His life started out very differently. 206 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:41,200 Working as a comedy actor on television, Zelenskyy even appeared 207 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,360 in a series where he played a schoolteacher who suddenly 208 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:45,960 becomes the president. 209 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:52,400 In 2019, he decided to run to become the real president of Ukraine. 210 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,400 And he won by a landslide victory. 211 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,400 Hi, sir. You're welcome, Bear. 212 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:13,800 Thank you. Pleasure to meet you. 213 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,840 Nice to meet you. Privilege to be here. 214 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:17,360 Thank you. Thank you very much. 215 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,800 You've been so busy this morning, haven't you? Yeah. 216 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,080 Not only this. 217 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,120 Yeah. Every day. Every day. 218 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,360 Very busy, yes. But anyway. Yeah. All of us busy, 219 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,040 but we have to find time. 220 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:29,760 Of course. Of course. Well, thank you. 221 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,400 Well, I think the plan was we're going to take a little walk? 222 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,400 We can walk. I love to walk. 223 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,880 Yeah. Yes, because such guests as you, 224 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,320 I can have possibility to walk. 225 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,720 Very good. Because I know you've had, we got the warning that there 226 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:48,360 were imminent missile strikes potentially into Kyiv the last few days. 227 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:52,840 So... It can be today, it can be tomorrow, 228 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:58,120 it can be, you know, our neighbours, if we can use such word 229 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,720 for these persons, anyway, 230 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:07,600 so it can be any day, any day they want and we are ready. 231 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,360 First of all, people are ready. 232 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,120 That is the main thing. 233 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,800 And you live day to day? 234 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,160 We live for the future, not day to day, for the future. 235 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,680 We really believe in our victory. Yeah. 236 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,920 And that's why we live. Where shall we go? 237 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,160 Shall we go this way? Yes, we can. 238 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:25,800 Yeah. OK. 239 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:30,600 How many days you, you're here or already here? 240 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,680 We've had a long drive. 241 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,240 Long drive. Yeah, yeah. 242 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,560 And we arrived in Kyiv last night. 243 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,680 Yeah. So two days in country. 244 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,720 So what were you like when you were growing up as a little kid? 245 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:49,800 I think like all the kids, maybe with a little bit more power 246 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,440 and speed because I was always running not to waste time. 247 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:55,760 Yeah. So you're always moving. 248 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,080 Always moving, yeah. 249 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,080 Is that your, is that your character still like...? I think, yes. 250 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,840 Yeah. I think yes. 251 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,080 And what was, what was your dream as a kid? 252 00:17:04,120 --> 00:17:05,760 Did you have a dream, a job? 253 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,120 I think each morning I had another dream. 254 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,480 But you didn't want to be an actor as a kid? 255 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,840 No. No. No. Really? No, no. 256 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,480 So, Olena, did you meet her when you were young? 257 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,440 Yes, when we've been 17. 258 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:22,760 We love each other. 259 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,680 I think my wife, I think, is my best friend. 260 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,720 I read that she was she was nervous about when you decided 261 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,480 to run for president. Yeah. 262 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,880 She was like, "Really?" 263 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,880 Yes. She didn't want, like, 264 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,880 she understood that our family will not have the same life 265 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,280 like it was before. Mm. 266 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,760 Do you get to see your family a little bit or is it impossible? 267 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:51,040 Sometimes. I have, for example, four, six hours to be with them... 268 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,840 That's so little. It's so hard for you. 269 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,720 It's very hard for my son. Mm. 270 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,000 Because you know, this age. 271 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,760 Ah... So how old is he now? He's nine. 272 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,160 Nine. So it's tough for him, yeah. 273 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,920 It's really tough situation because he needs father. 274 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,200 Yeah. And now he doesn't have enough... 275 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,160 ..enough warm moments. Yeah. 276 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:15,560 What do you say to him? 277 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,600 How do you explain the situation? 278 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,320 He's in the soldier form. 279 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:21,040 Really? He loves it. Really? 280 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,280 Oh, yes. 281 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,600 It's all... He's ready. 282 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,800 ..all, he's always ready. 283 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:31,080 This war also changed our people and changed our children. 284 00:18:31,120 --> 00:18:35,920 Yeah. They are not childrens. They are adults. 285 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,080 Kids all through the country, 286 00:18:38,120 --> 00:18:40,880 I guess they have had to grow up so fast. 287 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,640 Yes. And our children. 288 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,720 He has grown up very fast. 289 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:45,880 Really. 290 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,680 My son, he, you know, said to me that I'm strong, I'm OK. 291 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,920 Do your job. 292 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,320 Yes. But at this moment, you see, you know, 293 00:18:54,360 --> 00:18:56,680 with a... 294 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,800 HE SPEAKS UKRAINIAN 295 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,880 And you see with the eyes of your son. 296 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,320 And you understand that he's a child. Mm. 297 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:08,000 Yeah, yeah. 298 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,960 Yeah, yeah. We go. We go. 299 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,680 Across the country, Ukrainians have had to adapt to a new way 300 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,760 of living since the conflict began. 301 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,880 Businesses try to stay open when there is no electricity. 302 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:34,480 Even operations are being done under torchlight. 303 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,520 GROANING 304 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:43,040 People refuse to give up despite losing so many loved ones. 305 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:49,200 Whilst I was in Kyiv, I wanted to find out how its citizens 306 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:53,800 could be so resilient during these uncertain times. 307 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,560 So I arranged to meet local resident Elina Polyakova. 308 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:02,520 Hi, Elina. Hi. Nice to meet you. How are you doing? 309 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:03,920 That's OK. Nice to see you. 310 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,040 So warm hands. Yeah, good, good. 311 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,080 You're surviving... 312 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:09,760 ..sub-zero Kyiv? 313 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,160 You're OK? Yes. 314 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,480 Elina works in the city as a journalist covering the war. 315 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:19,120 Even though they're meant to be missiles coming at any minute, 316 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,800 it also feels like, you know, cars are in the street. 317 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,600 Everyone is trying to live a normal life as well. 318 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,480 But you still have the threat and you have the blackouts. 319 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,560 How is everyday life at the moment in Kyiv compared to maybe 320 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:32,800 in the east? 321 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,720 Well, in Kyiv we have theatres open. 322 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,000 We have concerts every evening. 323 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,920 Even with just candles, you know, we have bars open. 324 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,800 We have different restaurants. 325 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,400 They buy generators. 326 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:50,160 If I have no electricity at my home, I can go to the nearest cafe 327 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,760 and work from there. 328 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,920 So it's about community. 329 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,720 We become only stronger with that. 330 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:00,800 Putin is trying to break everyone apart through the bombing, 331 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,880 but actually it's bringing people together. Is that right? 332 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:08,080 Yes, I think that he thought that with these bombs, 333 00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:10,720 with these blackouts, he will win. 334 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,640 But we are a free country. 335 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,720 We are a democratic country, and we want our freedom. 336 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:20,320 We also have suddenly an air-raid siren will go off. 337 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:25,040 And then what happens? If there air-raid sirens will be now? 338 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,680 Well, I think that nothing... because people get used 339 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:33,480 to that. I go to the shelter only when I hear the explosions. 340 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:40,000 We just understand that if I should die today, then I would die today. 341 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,880 Like trusting fate? Yes. Just like that. 342 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,760 Because it's hard to be scared every minute of your life. 343 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,320 You are a very brave, lady. 344 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,760 Thank you very much. Shall we have a coffee? I see a cafe there. 345 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,040 Yeah, it will be warmer there. Get warm, shall we do that? 346 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,480 Yes. Let's go. 347 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:56,800 Whoa, whoa! It will be strange 348 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,960 to die from the car, you know, in Ukraine. 349 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,360 That would be bad. 350 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,320 Come on. You're very law abiding. 351 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:06,000 I like it, Elina. 352 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,360 HE LAUGHS 353 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:14,000 Elina's family live just 20km from the current front line. 354 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,440 Tell me about, tell me about your journey. 355 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,080 What's happened with you? 356 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:25,960 At the beginning of the war, my dad go, went to the armed 357 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,080 forces of Ukraine. 358 00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:33,920 He was 56 years old, but he decided to protect his country 359 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:41,200 because everything that he did was for me, for his children, 360 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,240 for, for next generation. 361 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,960 He and two his colleagues, 362 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,320 they blown up at mine. 363 00:22:52,360 --> 00:22:58,560 And his colleagues told my mother that there is 99% that he's dead 364 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:03,120 and 1% that he is a prisoner of war. 365 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:08,800 And she, I think that she still believes that he's a prisoner. 366 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:14,760 And she has hope that after the war, he came back home. 367 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:18,560 But there is no possibility that he will be alive. 368 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,960 I'm so sorry, Elina. 369 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,520 Tell me his full name. 370 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,000 Ihor Polyakov. 371 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:30,360 He and Mum asked about grandchildren. 372 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,720 He... 373 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,600 He will never be a grandfather. 374 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,040 I'm so sorry, Elina. 375 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,720 Losing, losing your dad is so hard. 376 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,040 I lost my dad when I was younger, and, you know, his presence 377 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:47,880 never leaves me. 378 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:51,760 Your, your dad's never going to leave your shoulder. 379 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,000 I hope so. 380 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,240 I shouldn't cry. 381 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,040 I promised myself that I would not cry. 382 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,320 You have to cry. Crying is so important. 383 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:01,640 Yeah. We will cry, 384 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,120 after our victory. 385 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,160 And it will be the tears of happiness. 386 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,200 I hope. Yeah. 387 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,240 Thank you. What a lady you are. 388 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:14,640 What a lady. 389 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:15,760 Brave heart. 390 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:22,960 Elina is not alone. 391 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,640 There are tens, hundreds of thousands people 392 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:27,800 across the country with similar stories 393 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,720 of regular people who have given their everything, 394 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,800 given their life for their country, for their freedom, 395 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,600 for their family, for their home. 396 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:43,840 You know, just...it's a country at the moment that's steeped in tears. 397 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:46,800 But also courage. 398 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:58,760 I mean, this last year has been like nothing you could have imagined. 399 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,960 If you go back a year ago, a few months before the invasion, 400 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,640 did you ever envision that the Russians actually would invade? 401 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,680 There are people who really didn't believe, 402 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:14,840 and even at the at the moment of full-scale invasion 403 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,920 didn't believe. Mm-hm. 404 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,680 They really counted on it that our people will run, 405 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,440 everybody will run, the economy will fall down. 406 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,360 So that was their strategy. 407 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:31,520 Yeah. And those first few weeks, months of the war... 408 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,000 You know, we've been to Irpin, you know, where they were, 409 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,040 just on the outskirts of Kyiv. Yes. 410 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:38,360 But you were here. 411 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,480 I mean, those must have been terrifying times. 412 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:46,800 What I thought, "No, we have to be here, 413 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:50,160 "join everybody, all the people, to fight. 414 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,360 When you were offered by Western leaders a chance to escape 415 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,920 and you came out with the phrase, "I need bullets, not a ride." - 416 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:23,040 that's become, like, such a phrase. What were you feeling at that time? 417 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,320 At that time? 418 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:27,600 I... It was strange for me, really. 419 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:31,520 I'm not... I'm not feel that I'm a hero. 420 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:36,280 And now every day you are speaking to world leaders on the big stage. 421 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:40,240 Looking back over this year, what have you learnt about dealing 422 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:44,320 at that level with people, human to human, country to country? 423 00:26:44,360 --> 00:26:45,920 What have you learnt? 424 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,600 First of all, that the people are the same, the society is the same. 425 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,640 It doesn't matter what language you speak, 426 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,520 you see the eyes and you understand what's going on. 427 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,400 Doesn't matter. Doesn't matter from what country you are. 428 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:00,040 You love the same things. 429 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,640 You hate the same things, the same values. Yeah. 430 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,160 We love children. 431 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,280 We love our home. 432 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,240 And tell me some of the... 433 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:14,640 ..some of the horrors of what Ukraine has really suffered 434 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,880 at the hands of the Russians. 435 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:22,040 Well, first of all, people really, really didn't... 436 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:23,440 HE SPEAKS UKRAINIAN Wait? 437 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,040 Expect. Huh? Didn't expect. 438 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:30,000 ..didn't expect that humanity can do it, 439 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:33,640 that they will come and begin just to kill. 440 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:37,760 And this first day, they wanted just to kill. 441 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,080 Once the Russians were pushed back from towns and cities 442 00:27:41,120 --> 00:27:46,040 that had been occupied, the true horrors of war were revealed. 443 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:51,080 Places like Bucha and Izium had mass unmarked graves, 444 00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:54,360 revealing signs of torture and execution. 445 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,760 But other alleged crimes also took place. 446 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,440 They raped children. 447 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,440 They... They wanted mothers, fathers to see it. 448 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,200 So it was terrible. 449 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,560 And this was shock, really. 450 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:20,800 And it's...and there's so many war crimes under investigation now, 451 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,760 aren't there, and stories of children and detention camps. 452 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:29,440 People always ask, "How many people have been killed by Russians"? 453 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,360 And I really say that nobody knows, 454 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:36,160 because, er, when we de-occupy 455 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:40,520 the new village, the new territory where, for example, 1,000 people 456 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,720 lived before the war, 457 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:46,640 when you come there, you see 20 people. 458 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:51,240 You don't know where are they. Some of them went, some of them, 459 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,560 mostly children, been deporched... 460 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:55,920 deported. 461 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,960 And a lot of people... Children deported? Yes. 462 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,880 To where? To Russia? Thousands to Russia. Thousands? 463 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,600 What for you has been 464 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,200 the darkest, hardest moment 465 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:09,520 in the last nine months? 466 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:10,880 The hardest moment. 467 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:15,160 I think the first day. 468 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,480 How have the Ukrainian people reacted? 469 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:21,920 Great. Great honour. 470 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,280 How they strong, how really, 471 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,720 when Russians attacked our people and Russians thought 472 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,960 that if they will attack more and more, more, 473 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:36,040 our people will be shocked and will afraid. 474 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,880 But it was... the result was opposite. 475 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:43,880 Really? The more they fight, the more they attacked us, 476 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,640 the more strong our people began and became. Right. Yeah. 477 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,200 On that first day of the war, 478 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,160 it was feared that the Ukrainian military 479 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,360 would not be strong enough to hold off the Russians. 480 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,600 So President Zelenskyy introduced a martial law, banning men 481 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:08,480 between the ages of 18 to 60 from leaving the country. 482 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:14,400 Whilst they were not forced to, 483 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:17,960 many signed up voluntarily to join the armed forces... 484 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,920 ..and begun their training to learn how to fight. 485 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,880 I wanted to hear first-hand from citizens 486 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,880 who enlisted in the Army. 487 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:36,640 So yesterday, whilst in Irpin, I met up with a soldier. 488 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,000 I think he's all the way at the end. You see him? 489 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,520 Olexander fought in the early battles 490 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,760 that took place in his hometown. 491 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,160 Hey, Olexander. Hello. 492 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:48,520 How are you? Nice to see you. 493 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,280 You doing OK? Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. 494 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,560 This is...this was your home? 495 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,040 It was my home. 496 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,720 It was destroyed...by Russians. 497 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,680 Yeah, but now we try to rebuild it. 498 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,400 And were you guys, were you home when it was shelled? 499 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:10,680 No, I wasn't in position to save our city from occupants. 500 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,600 What happened during those, those weeks? 501 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,600 So this, this whole area was the front line? 502 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:27,000 Yeah. Yeah. Like, frontline. Incredible. 503 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:45,560 So on the first day of the war, were you a soldier beforehand, 504 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,200 or did you start on the day of the war? 505 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:12,920 But it is amazing that a country is, like, mobilised, like, overnight 506 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,920 and you're given arms and you're asked to fight 507 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,440 and you've got to figure it out. Yeah. Yeah. 508 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,160 That's amazing. Well, you're a scout. 509 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:37,600 Yeah. Yeah. Amazing. 510 00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:41,440 All my family, scout. Yeah. I have two children. Yeah. 511 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,600 As the Chief Ambassador for World Scouting, 512 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:48,080 it's always an honour for me to meet a fellow scout. 513 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:49,760 And how are your family now? 514 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,160 So now she is, she is back in the town? 515 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,280 Yeah. Yeah, she's now here. 516 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,760 Can we...can we meet her? 517 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:05,960 I think so, yeah. Yeah? Yeah. 518 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,840 Shall we go? We can do it today. 519 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:10,320 My son, his name's Adrian. 520 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:14,160 Adrian. Adrian. My daughter, she is scout too. 521 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,360 And is she here? 522 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:19,560 She is 12 and now, she with my grandmother. 523 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,240 OK. Yes. Great. 524 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,000 Hey. 525 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,440 Hi. Nice to meet you. You doing OK? 526 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:30,040 Yeah. Hey, who's this? Is this Adrian? 527 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,800 Well, you're a scout. You can give me a left handshake. 528 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:34,920 Well done. Well done. You doing all right? 529 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,200 Staying warm? 530 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,760 So when did you come back to Ukraine? 531 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:46,160 In the end of May. Of the May. Yeah. 532 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,560 And why did you come back? 533 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,960 Erm, It's really hard to live abroad. 534 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,960 I want to live here. 535 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,600 And you're pleased you're back? 536 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,560 It's like, erm... 537 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:04,440 New puzzle of your life because your friends, your family, 538 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:09,120 your life, your home, everything was destroyed. Hm. 539 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,160 Now I need to... 540 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,120 Rebuild it. Rebuild it. Yeah. 541 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,440 And how do your children... 542 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,600 how have they reacted to everything? 543 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:22,040 First reaction, I think it was shock. 544 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:27,000 And for our daughter, it was very hard because she realised 545 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,200 that her father... 546 00:34:31,200 --> 00:34:34,680 ..he is alive. but it can be... 547 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:37,320 ..tomorrow. Yeah. 548 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,120 What do you say to Adrian about life? 549 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,400 What's happening? How do you explain it? 550 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:58,960 And that's hard... hard to explain. 551 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,640 You think Ukraine can win this? 552 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:05,400 Yes. We have no other choice. 553 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,920 I think you guys are amazing. 554 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,600 I got a little present for you. 555 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,480 When we're walking here, I always carry with me... 556 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:19,240 something from the Scouts. 557 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,200 Because you never know when you're going to meet us. 558 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:23,920 It was surprise for you! Yeah, yeah, it was a surprise. 559 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:26,080 Yeah, but I always, I always carry these. 560 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:30,720 And this, what I have, is the newest scout badge. 561 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,720 Hmm! And it's for you guys because it's a never-give-up badge. 562 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:36,240 Which is you. Which is you. 563 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:38,360 Which is Adrian. Yeah? 564 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:40,320 OK. So there you go, Adrian. 565 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,000 There you go. That's for you. Your never-give-up scout badge. 566 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:47,960 You've earned it. You've earned it. 567 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,360 Thank you. Yeah. 568 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:50,960 MUM WHISPERS TO ADRIAN 569 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,040 Thank you. 570 00:35:52,080 --> 00:35:54,280 I have a small present for you too. 571 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:12,120 I love it! Victory. Victory tea. Every Englishman loves tea! 572 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,840 I will drink it with pride. Thank you, guys. 573 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,200 Family is everything, eh? 574 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:31,880 As it stands in November, 575 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:36,240 military counter offensives have helped Ukraine to take back half 576 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:40,120 the territory it lost to Russia at the start of the war, 577 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,640 but at a heavy price. 578 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:48,880 Cities that were besieged for months have now been liberated 579 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,440 back to the people of Ukraine. 580 00:36:57,960 --> 00:36:58,960 CROWDS RESPOND 581 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:09,560 But now that Ukraine is reclaiming ground 582 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:11,040 how are you doing this? 583 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:16,680 We have to. We don't have, you know, just we don't have another way 584 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:19,440 and we don't want to have a way out 585 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:22,960 and we don't want to live with their flag. 586 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,280 All we defend, we love it. 587 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:27,040 They don't love it. They hate it. 588 00:37:27,080 --> 00:37:32,440 And, er, that has never been their homeland, 589 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,120 never been their land. 590 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,320 I met a lady yesterday... 591 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,240 Here? Yeah, and she... 592 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,320 Her husband was a businessman. 593 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:44,640 February 24th became a soldier. 594 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,720 She and her children go to Italy, and now she's come back. 595 00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:50,560 She says, "I want to be... I want to be here". 596 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:56,960 I know all my, you know, some friends and their wives 597 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:01,080 went from the beginning of full scale invasion. 598 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,920 They...all of them came back. 599 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:08,080 Well, I think I've learned that just in the few days 600 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,320 here of how... 601 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:14,160 ..Ukrainians love Ukraine. Love Ukraine very much. 602 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:15,800 And there is a power to that. 603 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,920 That really saved Ukraine. 604 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:22,840 Yeah. This attitude to the country, the people attitude. 605 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,280 But now that Russia is losing, 606 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:29,960 they're now targeting civilian infrastructure to try and, 607 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,800 you know, we're going into Ukrainian winter 608 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:35,320 snow on the ground, minus five degrees. It's going to get cold. 609 00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:36,560 It's difficult. 610 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:40,760 It's really very difficult to live without electricity. 611 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,840 And because of they taking to energy network 612 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:48,440 is also you will live not only without electricity, without water. 613 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:52,120 A lot of challenges. Winter, it's... My opinion, 614 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:56,840 I think that winter is the second part of this war. 615 00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:59,800 Surviving winter? Yes, surviving winter. 616 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:02,720 really, really is very difficult period. 617 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,760 And it will be difficult and all our people are ready. 618 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:09,120 But we'll see because we know that Russia will not stop. 619 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,440 Winter survival is hard. 620 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:13,960 Yes, but only three months. 621 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,800 Only three months? There you go. You're right. 622 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:21,400 Beautiful park. Great park. Do you get to walk much like this? 623 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,560 No, no, no. I don't... 624 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,360 This is good, yeah? 625 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:26,640 PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY CHUCKLES 626 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:28,880 Winter survival. Winter survival. 627 00:39:28,920 --> 00:39:32,560 You know, the best survival advice I ever got given for surviving 628 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:37,200 in the winter is stay together. One plus one 629 00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:41,640 equals five, you know? You are right. Hold each other. 630 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:43,920 So the government is putting these warming... 631 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,440 Is this one of the warming stations? 632 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:49,360 Yes, one, that is one of the small one. 633 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:53,760 Mostly, we open them very quickly at schools, 634 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:59,560 kitchen gardens or universities, you know, in every public places. 635 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:03,960 With no clear end to the conflict in sight, 636 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,600 shelters have been rolled out across the country to provide warmth 637 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,560 and electricity to people that have none. 638 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,880 I love it. Let's have a look. 639 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:15,120 OK. 640 00:40:15,160 --> 00:40:16,480 PRESIDENT GREETS PEOPLE 641 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:18,120 Wow, this is warm, yeah. 642 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:21,720 All people can come and charge their gadgets. 643 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:24,720 Take some tea and coffee. 644 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:29,360 Russians waited really the first days when the temperature 645 00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:35,920 will be minus. 78 rockets attack during two hours. 646 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,120 78, what? Cruise missiles and... Cruise missiles. 647 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:41,920 Wow! In two hours? As soon as the temperature dropped? 648 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:43,520 Yes. 649 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:45,880 President, I think we should have a coffee. 650 00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:48,720 There we go. President, one for you. Thank you so much. 651 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,600 And then, come on, let's get outside because it's nice 652 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,320 being in the fresh air for you. 653 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:56,200 Here is a man, as you know, he doesn't get outside enough. 654 00:40:56,240 --> 00:40:58,400 He's the most protected man. 655 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,640 And it's good. Come on. OK. 656 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:01,960 HE GREETS HIS PEOPLE 657 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:06,120 Hey, I've got, I've got something for you. 658 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:07,840 Here. Here you go. Hold this. 659 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:09,840 Come on. Who doesn't like a bit of chocolate? 660 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:11,720 OK, that is mine. 661 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,280 It's amazing seeing... 662 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:16,720 seeing all the people come together. 663 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:21,040 It's like the harder you hit them, the tighter your people become. 664 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,680 People never... 665 00:41:22,720 --> 00:41:25,920 ..never thought, I think, that they could be attacked 666 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:29,160 from the sky, you know, in the 21st century. 667 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:30,480 It's a tragedy. 668 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:32,520 But anyway, people are ready. 669 00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:37,280 But what would it take for peace to come to Ukraine? 670 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:40,520 What will it take? For the peace? 671 00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:44,240 Of the list of so many things we need. 672 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:46,760 And you feel that peace will come? 673 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,080 It CAN come? Is it possible? 674 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:52,200 I think it will not come because... because it will come. 675 00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:54,480 You have to work for peace. 676 00:41:54,520 --> 00:41:56,280 You have to fight for peace. 677 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:58,880 It is really this situation. 678 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,120 You have to fight for the victory. 679 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:04,280 But when the Putin will not feel that he is strong, 680 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:07,160 when they will feel that they are alone, 681 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:08,880 peace will come. 682 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,800 Thank you so much. An honour. An honour. Thank you so much. 683 00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:15,600 Thank you so much. Max, I promise he'd still be alive! 684 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:17,160 He's still alive. This is good. 685 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,160 I'm OK. Thank you, guys, all - so much. 686 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,680 Take care. Thank you, guys. All the best. 687 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,440 Well, President's just left. 688 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:32,760 What an incredible man! 689 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:35,800 You know - gentle, smart, 690 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:40,280 true visionary, you know, just determined and resolute. 691 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:45,960 But, er, also just for me to be reminded that whoever you are, 692 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,840 president, you know, everybody is just regular people trying to go 693 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:52,360 about their life and do their best. 694 00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:57,280 They're trying to protect their families, 695 00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,440 look after their home, 696 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,560 follow their dreams, 697 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,120 go for things. 698 00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:06,320 And that's a sort of beautiful freedom that 699 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:09,280 none of us must ever take for granted. 700 00:43:09,320 --> 00:43:14,040 It's what this country are fighting for, what Zelenskyy is fighting for. 701 00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:16,920 For me, a privilege to walk a little bit beside him, 702 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:18,360 hear his story. 703 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:46,520 Subtitles by Red Bee Media