March 27, 2022. The 32nd day of the Russian-Ukrainian war. | BeSmart: Поведінкова економіка

March 27, 2022. The 32nd day of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Key news of the day.

During March 26, Russian troops fired at least 70 missiles in Ukraine. 62 missiles were shot down by the Ukrainian air defense, 8 missiles reached the target. The cost of all missiles is $340 million, and together with logistics up to half a billion dollars. Most missiles were launched from the ships in the Black Sea or from the territory of Belarus.

Today, the Russian army has reduced the number of areas in which it is conducting offensive attempts. The main fighting took place in Donbas. The Russian army has shifted its main focus towards establishing logistics for the troops.

In the Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Russian troops used prohibited cluster munitions to shell a residential area in one of the settlements.

Total 71,000 residents of Mariupol were evacuated through humanitarian corridors since they were open. The city had 450,000 residents before the war. However, neither the total count of residents at the start of the siege nor the number of residents who are still alive and remain in the city, are known. Over 90% of residential buildings are destroyed or badly damaged by constant shellings and airstrikes. The number of casualties among civilians is estimated to be thousands if not tens of thousands. The city does not have water, electricity, or heat supply since the beginning of March.

Over 2,000 children who lost their parents in Mariupol were transported to Donetsk without their consent by the Russian military. Later the children were sent to Taganrog in Russia if no relatives in Donetsk who could pick them up were found.

In the temporarily occupied cities, the Russian army continues to terrorize and intimidate the local population. They loot, kidnap people (especially local authorities) and steal property. Also, they often boast about their “loot” to their relatives, according to the intercepted phone talks.

In Kherson and Kakhovka, which are occupied by Russian troops, people again protested against the Russian occupation. In Kherson, the Russian military threw smoke bombs at participants and dispersed a rally.

British Ministry of defense shipped a number of Starstreak launchers, short-range man-portable air-defense system. Some Ukrainian soldiers have already been trained how to operate these weapons.