On the front line: The volunteers defending Kyiv
29 March 2022 |
10:40 am
When Russia launched its war on Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians volunteered to fight. They say they want to defend their freedom. Many have been deployed around Kyiv.
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