‘Every morning we check to see if our family is living’: woman with family trying to flee Ukraine

As the war continues, people with family in Ukraine desperately check in to make sure their loved ones are OK.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started four days ago, but the damage already done will last much longer.

As the war continues, people with family in Ukraine desperately check in to make sure their loved ones are OK.

Oleksander Dobrovolnyi is in Kyiv, one of the major battlegrounds. He says the last three days have been like a terrible movie.

“Now it’s impossible to leave because it’s blocked — the bridges are broken,” he said.

Dobronvolnyi’s relatives Olena and Frank Heese watch helplessly from Berlin, Germany.

“We are checking every morning to see if our family is living. It’s terrible,” said Olena.

The Heeses have family at Ukraine’s border who have waited days now to cross into Poland. They’re supporting Ukraine however they can, attending peace rallies and getting apartments ready for four refugee families.

Frank says each day they receive distressing text messages from family trying to flee Ukraine.