March 24, 2022. The 29th day of the Russian-Ukrainian war. | BeSmart: Поведінкова економіка

March 24, 2022. The 29th day of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Key news of the day.

Video of the day: Today is one month since Russia invaded Ukraine. Washington Post presented a story with videos on the events of this bloody month: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/24/videos-ukraine-russia-war-month-zelensky/

You may support Ukraine by making a donation: for the army - https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/support-the-armed-forces or for humanitarian aid - https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine.

Over half of Ukrainian children had to leave their homes: out of 7.5 million children, 1.8 had to leave the country and another 2.5 million became internally displaced persons - UNICEF. Over a month of the war, 128 children were confirmed dead, and 172 more wounded.

In Kharkiv, Russians shelled a local post office where civilians gathered to get humanitarian aid. Six people are reported dead, 15 wounded.

Thousands of residents of Mariupol were forcefully displaced to Russia. First, they were taken to the filtration camps near the border where they were deprived of their Ukrainian IDs and then dispersed across far Russian cities. The city administration reported at least 15,000 cases at the moment. This is considered an act of state-supported terrorism, unseen from the times of the second world war.

Russians killed an 11-year old gymnast, Katia Diachenko. She was a very promising athlete, according to her trainer, Anastasia Meschanenkova who told about her death. The girl died after her house was shelled by a missile.

Russians shelled the center of Kharkiv with “Caliber” ballistic missiles from the ships in the Black Sea.

Evacuation train #43 "Kyiv-Ivano-Frankivsk" came under fire near Vasylkiv (Kyiv oblast). Windows were smashed in three cars. According to preliminary data, no one was injured.

In Berdyansk port, at least one Russian Navy ship was destroyed by the Ukrainian missile “Tochka U”. Various sources report that at least two more vessels caught fire.

In occupied settlements in Chernihiv oblast, Russian troops confiscate agricultural machinery (tractors) to pull their damaged tanks to repair stations.

In the occupied areas Russians confiscate and destroy (burn) books on Ukrainian literature and history. They are especially interested in books about Maidans (Ukrainian revolutions in 2004, 2013-2014), the war with Russia since 2014, the history of the Ukrainian liberation struggle in the XX century, as well as books on the history of Ukraine in general and even school textbooks. The first country to burn the books en masse was Nazis Germany in the 1930s. Besides, in occupied regions Russians visit schools and announce that starting April 1, they should start education in Russian.

Ten Ukrainian cities and a number of smaller settlements do not have access to drinking water as a result of shelling or damage to the water mains. Mariupol, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Okhtyrka, Izium, Trostianets, Makariv are among them.