Ukrainian Parliament Member Lesia Vasylenko Talks To Newsy

Ukrainian Parliament Member Lesia Vasylenko has been documenting her country's fight for freedom online.

Lindsay Tuchman: Joining me now is a member of the Ukrainian parliament Lesia Vasylenko. Lesia, thank you so much for your time today. We're not going to mention where you are, for your own safety. But we do want to ask you first, how you're doing, as well as the people around you?

Lesia Vasylenko: I'm doing well, probably better than the people in Mariupol, the people who had to flee Volnovakha, which is no longer a town in Ukraine, because it has been literally destroyed to rubble. There's no way for people to live, and everybody has fled. I'm doing much better than the people intermediate or under constant shelling, or the people who had their homes destroyed.

Lindsay Tuchman:  The world has been inspired by the resilience of the Ukrainian people, people like you, the military, and of course, President  Zelenskyy as well. It does appear that Ukraine has been making things rather difficult for Russia, clearly more than what we believe Putin was expecting. So, what's your perspective on Ukraine's resolve throughout everything that's happened over the past couple of weeks?