With every passing day of warfare, greater than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees are added to the tally, streaming into neighboring nations: Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, and most of all Poland. The United Nations stories that out of the a million who've fled, 500,000 are kids.
One other a million are estimated to nonetheless be in Ukraine, some hiding in shelters. The query for the households stays: Ought to they keep or ought to they go?
One Ukrainian girl who stayed behind together with her daughter and granddaughter instructed CBS Information that Ukraine is a democracy, and she or he worries about her granddaughter's future.
"That is our nation, not Russia's. We do not inform Russia learn how to stay. Why ought to they inform us?" she stated. "If our nation is destroyed, what are you able to do? I have no idea."
Andrey, a 4-year-old boy, was exhausted after 20 hours of sleepless escape. His father stayed behind of their besieged metropolis of Kharkiv. His mom and his brother remained with Andrey.
One Ukrainian girl stated that she is aware of she might by no means return residence.
"We heard explosions over our heads on the practice station and all the way in which on the practice," the lady stated. "You are conscious you might by no means return residence."
"Each day begins with a textual content to our kin," says 16-year-old Dennis. "We ask, 'are you alive?'"
Greater than 2,000 civilians have been killed, Ukraine officers stated. The Biden administration on Thursday provided tens of 1000's of Ukrainians dwelling within the U.S. momentary humanitarian safety from deportation.