Photo from Mariupol, which is almost destroyed
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By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
UKRAINE: Russian butchers arrived in Mariupol. Enemy vehicles marked «V» are the occupiers who committed crimes against the civilian population in the Kyiv direction.
Mariupol is almost completely destroyed. The occupiers destroyed about 95-98% of all buildings in the city.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the great battle for Donbas had begun.
The Russians in Donbass are simply leveling Ukrainian cities.
WORLD: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he considers it possible to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros in financial assistance under the G7.
The President of the European Council Charles Michel said that the European Commission will express its position on granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership by the end of June.
Zelensky called on the world to recognize the Russian armed forces as a terrorist organization.
«You are all very strong and brave! I want to be like you»
A «Hello, Warrior!» Platform has appeared in Ukraine, through which Ukrainians can post letters, photos, videos and illustrations for the military.
The author of the idea Sasha Letova spoke about the initiative on Facebook.
«Now there are many different initiatives to transfer pictures and letters to the forefront. It seemed to me that if we collected all this on one resource, we could encourage more people to write, and therefore help more of our heroes to receive these same letters.» – wrote the creator of the site.
There are already dozens of letters on the platform – in particular, a lot of children’s art.
For example, 8-year-old Makar Nikolenko wrote the following touching address to the soldiers:
«I think we will all win and come home. Thank you! You are all very strong and brave! I want to be like you.
«I listen to and sing Ukrainian songs and I always defend our Ukrainian language as you defend our state. I really want to go home, I believe in you!»
Makar’s letter
Donetsk region
In the Donetsk region under fire – all lines of demarcation. In the morning, the enemy intensified near Marinka and Novomykhailivka, but the situation is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Dnipropetrovsk region
The night in Dnipropetrovsk region also passed under air alarm signals. The enemy opened fire from Hurricanes first on the city of Zelenodolsk, and later on the village of Velyka Kostromka.
Luhansk region
The current situation is difficult in the Luhansk region – constant shelling and fierce positional fighting continue in Popasna and Rubizhne. Significant destruction in Rubizhne and Novodruzhesk.
Mykolayiv region
Mykolayiv suffered rocket attacks in the evening on April 20. The blasts took place in the city center, where there are only private houses.
Three people were injured. Later, one of the victims died on the operating table – doctors were unable to save him.
Kherson region
In the Kherson region, on the contrary, due to the occupation, the situation in the region is becoming increasingly critical.
Explosions and shelling are heard in all areas, infrastructure is destroyed, and information on wounded and injured civilians is still unavailable.
Russian rocket can not destroy Ukrainian Land
Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv region, the intensity of shelling decreased slightly last night, and the night passed much calmer than before. However, active fighting did not stop in the Izyum direction.
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