{"id":1075,"date":"2022-03-21T22:58:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/nbc-news-reporter-sweetly-interrupted-by-ukrainian-child-today\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T22:58:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T22:58:19","slug":"nbc-news-reporter-sweetly-interrupted-by-ukrainian-child-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/21\/nbc-news-reporter-sweetly-interrupted-by-ukrainian-child-today\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC News Reporter Sweetly Interrupted By Ukrainian Child – TODAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NBC News reporter Ellison Barber was briefly interrupted by a sweet Ukrainian child while filming a segment about life in refugee camps.\u00a0
Barber \u2014\u00a0who is on location in Poland \u2014 was reporting about the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. Her Sunday Focus<\/a> segment highlighted the 1.5 million refugees who have left loved ones behind after fleeing to neighboring countries like Poland, Hungary, and Romania for safety.\u00a0
\u201cWe\u2019ve spoken to some people here today who told us they left now because they were trying to really wait until the very last minute,\u201d Barber said in a clip that also aired on MSNBC. \u201cThey did not want to go.\u201d
She explained, \u201cBut then, as they talked to their family members, friends outside of Ukraine, they convinced them to take their children and come somewhere safe to Poland until they can go back.\u201d
The camera then panned to refugees gathering necessities from tents. There were also boxes full of food and other supplies on the ground. Barber said that the Polish government has organized some of the support but many volunteers are responsible for refugees receiving help.
As she reported what the Polish government asked volunteers to send, a young girl stepped into the camera frame. \u201cThis is one of our friends we\u2019ve been playing soccer with all morning,\u201d Barber shared after patting the child on the head.
The child tossed the ball in the air a few times and smiled at the camera.
While Barber continued to walk with the girl around the camp, she added \u201cTry to find organized groups, volunteer aides and send money that way because they are trying at this point to not just have an immediate of things, but kind of have a more organized, structured approach to where things go from here.\u201d\u00a0
Barber gestured toward the child and explained that many families, including women and children, are seeking assistance in the camps and \u201cdesperately hoping they can go home.\u201d
When the girl was shown one final time, MSNBC\u2019s Chris Jansing said, \u201cAmid that desperation, it is joyful to see a child who is smiling and at least having a little fun.\u201d
Jansing told Barber, \u201cI\u2019ll let you go back and play a little more soccer.\u201d
Barber posted the video of the adorable interaction on Twitter<\/a> and called it, \u201cthe best interruption of a live shot I\u2019ve ever had.\u201d
\u201cAnd play more soccer, we did!\u201d Barber caption a follow-up tweet<\/a> of her playing with the child.\u00a0
In an email to TODAY, Barber said it has been “tragic and heartwarming at the same time” to see groups of children playing together in the camps and at the border.
“I was walking near the border checkpoint today and saw a woman crying near a fence,” Barber shared. “A group of kids were playing together, and she had her back to them. I heard her sobbing between their giggles.”
She said, “I\u2019m not meeting victims war \u2014 I\u2019m meeting survivors.”
Along with Poland, other European countries such as Hungary, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia have been accepting Ukrainian refugees<\/a>.\u00a0
Ukrainians are fleeing increased violence<\/a> in the region as Russian troops have been trying to overtake the capital city of Kyiv. Multiple airstrikes have been unleashed on Ukraine and some of those who have not left the country have been forced to retreat underground for shelter.\u00a0
Ariana Brockington is a digital reporter for\u00a0TODAY based in Los Angeles. She is a Northwestern University graduate who reports on entertainment news, pop culture and more.
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