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Russian troops destroyed bridge connecting Chernihiv with Kyiv, footbridge is under constant crossfire; city cannot organize humanitarian corridors or evacuate the wounded - Mayor Atroshenko
"City is blown to smithereens, more than 200 civilians killed"
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No permanent electricity in Chernihiv; yet, authorities remain in place, water is delivered, repairs are made, volunteers play great role.
"No one is going to surrender the city. If we have withstood the fascists, we are not going to surrender to the Russians either" - mayor
Chernihiv mayor asks German media to "talk some sense" to 🇩🇪 leadership re 🇷🇺 energy purchases.
"Our city is being wiped off the map, only fascists did that. We have cemetery of Germans who died in WWII...🇷🇺, which you continue to support, is bombing graves of your grandfathers”
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"This is a war of tyranny against the free world. President Biden said that what is happening in Ukraine will change the history of the 21st century. We will work together to ensure this change is in our favor," - Ukrainian MFA Kuleba said
Biden said the USA will be with Ukraine until victory & the support will grow, UA MFA @DmytroKuleba said.
They discussed the closure of ports for RU ships, sanctions against more politicians in Russia, how "to cheer up" some European countries that don't support sanctions. 
🇺🇦🇺🇸As for weapons, there was a conversation about items and numbers, developments will follow, Ukrainian MFA Kuleba said after meeting Biden, adding that not all help appears in media.
"We thank all the countries that help us, but no one has done as much as the US."
Mar 22
950 trucks with goods for Russia and Belarus are blocked at the Polish-Belarusian border.
📹Censor Net, Mar 22, citing activists who hold the blockage censor.net/ua/video_news/…
"We paused the blockade [of trucks from Poland to Belarus] and left the border because... the official permit for the protest has expired. We are actively working to get a new one. We take a break but only at the border" one of the coordinators wrote facebook.com/iryna.zemlyana…
"The world learned about thousands of trucks transporting goods to Russia. This exposed the hypocrisy of some EU countries which declare solidarity with Ukraine but continue to cooperate with the regime that kills Ukrainians every day" coordinator of truck blockade wrote
Mar 20
Provocations by Russian special services at Belarus facilities are highly possible.
Their goal is to involve the Belarus army in Russia's war against Ukraine,–General Staff of Ukraine, operational info, 24:00 EET facebook.com/GeneralStaff.u…
No active operations in Kyiv direction.
Russian army fixed on the captured frontiers and is now preparing for the attack on Kyiv. Ukrainian army managed to block them in some areas.
In the north, Russia is unable to organize high-quality logistics and engineering on positions
Seven Russian attacks were repulsed today in Donetsk and Luhansk directions.
12 tanks, 9 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 cars, and about 170 manpower were destroyed. Air defense units shot down 1 enemy Su-34 plane and 1 helicopter (losses are being clarified),–General Staff, 24:00
Mar 20
⚡️The anti-occupation rallies continue in Russian occupied Kherson
The locals keep taking to the streets every day despite Russia's arrests of activists in occupied southern areas of Ukraine.
📹via @hochu_dodomu
⚡️Nova Kahovka protests too
Also, residents of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, continued their protests against the Russian occupation today.
📹@Liveuamap
Meanwhile, locals report on social media that the Russian forces dispersed the anti-occupation rally in Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast today, "laying the activists on the ground, smashing and confiscating their phones during the rally."
Mar 20
🔸Kharkiv rock bands to perform online rock concert to support local territorial defense
The stream will start at 14:00 EET (12:00 UTC), Mar.20 on YouTube: 
The city of Kharkiv has been one of the main targets of the Russian troops since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion on 24 February.
As all Russian ground attacks on the city failed, the Russian troops resorted to massive artillery, rocket, missile, and aircraft attacks on the residential areas of Kharkiv. Such attacks haven't ceased to this day.
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