how would you describe polina >> vivacious >> reporter: and then dr. sean levchuck donated his time and expertise to perform the minimally invasive surgery at st. francis hospital and heart center. >> at 9 years of age they should be worrying about, you know, having fun >> reporter: tonight, two days after that surgery, polina is having fun and smiling. >> i'm happy because my surgery, it's good. >> reporter: she and her mother expect to return home soon the war may not be over, but in at least one way her heart is no longer broken gabe gutierrez, nbc news, roslyn, new york. >> what a great moment that's "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> it is out of here! >>> welcome to nbc sports bay area, home of the authentic fan. a beautiful night for baseball

polina is just 21. she's trying her best not to let this war get her down. translation: rounds are constantly flying i over your head. and there are so many wounded people. those wounded are often my friends and buddies. but if you take it to heart, it is going to be too hard. both sides are experiencing heavy casualties. some ukrainian units we visited had lost more than 50% of their men, injured or dead. but they're still clinging to life and hope. and reminders of family they haven't seen for months. every soldier we spoke to said they still believe ukraine can win this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. staying with ukraine, dozens of mourners have gathered to attend the funeral of a four—year—old girl killed in a russian missile strike there. liza dmitrieva died on thursday after the attack on the central—west city of vinnytsia, which killed 24 people in total. the child's body was found in debris next to a pram. images of her pushing the same pram just hours before the strike have been shared around the world. let's turn to sri lanka n

polina is just 21. she's trying her best not to let this war get her down. translation: rounds are constantly - flying over your head. and there are so many wounded people. those wounded are often my friends and buddies. but if you take it to heart, it is going to be too hard. both sides are experiencing heavy casualties. some ukrainian units we visited had lost more than 50% of their men injured or dead. but they're still clinging to life and hope. and reminders of family they haven't seen for months. every soldier we spoke to said they still believe ukraine can win this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. let's take you to sri lanka now, where anti—government protesters are marking a hundred days of their public uprising. it's a movement that's brought results, forcing president gotabaya rajapaksa to flee the country and resign. the mass campaign started as a protest against the government's handling of the economy and the soaring cost of basic supplies. dr niro kandasamy from the university of sydney says any new leader coming to power will fa

polina is just 21. she's trying her best not to let this war get her down. translation: rounds are - constantly flying over your head. and there are so many wounded people. those wounded are often my friends and buddies. but if you take it to heart, it is going to be too hard. both sides are experiencing heavy casualties. some ukrainian units we visited had lost more than 50% of their men injured or dead. but they're still clinging to life and hope. and reminders of family they haven't seen for months. every soldier we spoke to said they still believe ukraine can win this war. jonathan beale, bbc news, in the donbas. now, with all the sport, here's 0lly foster, at the bbc sport centre. good evening. rory mcilroy says "he'll keep knocking on the door" but his eight year wait for a fifth major title goes on. he let slip a two—shot lead in the final round of the open as the australian cameron smith stormed up the leaderboard to claim the famous claretjug. from st andrew's, here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. rory mcilroy knew before he had struck a b