'The question now in Kyiv,' said one Ukrainian journalist, 'is... whether we will survive.'
Some Ukrainians who fled their homes have gone to Poland, which has opened up reception centers for refugees. One reporter captured a traffic jam spanning over six miles at the border.
"I am very stressed. I didn't sleep last night," Anna, a resident of the Ukrainian city Chernihiv, said from her vehicle in a video shared by."I was gathering our belongings. And I'm stuck here in traffic, and it's taking too long." She also called on decision-makers in Russia to end the long-awaited invasion, saying,"Please... stop, because people suffer from it."
Zelenskyy, in his video statement, said that Russian groups have entered the Ukrainian capital and are targeting the president and his family.