<Anchor>
As announced yesterday (8th), our reporters who received government permission crossed the border of Ukraine and arrived in the capital, Kiiu today.
This is the first time that Korean media have entered Kiiu since the invasion of Russia.
Let's connect directly to the local area.
Correspondent Sang-Woo Ahn, first explain where you are now.
<Reporter>
I'm in an apartment complex in the heart of Kiiwu.
Behind me, there must be an apartment building that was destroyed by Russian bombing three days after the start of the war.
Even after 100 days have passed, it has been left as it was at the time of the bombing without proper restoration.
Kiiu looks peaceful on the outside, but there is tension among the citizens as there was a Russian bombardment just a few days ago.
<Anchor>
You said that the road to Kiiu was not easy across the border?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is 2:30 pm here.
But yesterday we took a bus from Poland and traveled for 16 hours and arrived here just an hour ago.
In particular, I wasted a lot of time at the border checkpoint.
During our two hours and ten minutes, the Ukrainian border guards checked the passports of all passengers on the bus twice, and the atmosphere was so strict that our reporter team even mobilized military dogs to inspect every baggage.
Fortunately, we were able to enter the country safely because we had prior permission from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
<Anchor>
I hope you continue to focus on safety while doing the coverage.
Then, tell us about the atmosphere of Kiiwu, who had a hard time getting into it.
<Reporter>
As we got closer to Kiiu from the border, the tension grew.
And I was able to witness the devastation left by this war more clearly and clearly.
Most of all, talking to the Ukrainians who were riding the bus to Kii with us, we were able to realize that this war to divide families, territories, and even peoples is still and still going on.
Katjael, a 12-year-old girl who left Piran with her mother and sister on March 24, leaving behind her elderly grandmother and grandfather.
After staying in the Czech Republic for over two months and living in refugee life, I got on a bus bound for Kiiu to go back to my family left in Ukraine.
[Kachya/Refugee: Ukraine is our country and it is our home we always want to return to.
And I miss my father and grandmother who remain in my hometown.]
Although his hometown of Poltava is not far from the fierce fighting on the Eastern Front, Kajael is not afraid at all.
He also gave reporters slogans to support Ukraine.
[Glory to Ukraine!]
<Anchor>
And in the southern region where the gunfire still does not stop, there are also claims that Ukraine has succeeded in counterattacking.
<Reporter>
Vitali Kim, governor of the Mykolayu province, a key point in southwestern Ukraine, told Reuters that the face of ground warfare has changed a lot thanks to the weapons provided by the West.
In particular, Governor Kim said that it is only a matter of time before the Ukrainian army regains victory in the southern ground war.
For two weeks from today, our reporting team will continue to cover Kiiwu and other surrounding areas so that we can deliver the horrors of this war closer to the viewers.
(Video coverage: Lee Seung-hwan, Im Ji-soo, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)