The northern city has been under attack since the early days of the invasion due to its strategic location on the road from the Belarusian border to the capital Kyiv. Last week, Russia destroyed its only bridges, cutting off the last route for civilians to leave or bring food and medicine. Live updates from Ukraine: “Guerrilla war” will start in the Russian-occupied territories Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:00 The last escape route from Chernihiv was destroyed Speaking to Sky News, volunteer Kseniia Chernoskutova said: “We can not get humanitarian supplies. We can not get gasoline and gasoline, something that makes our lives not very good for sure. “And despite the fact that the war is here, people have to eat something, drink something. They must have places like shelters to stay during the rockets. “It simply came to our notice then. “We have people in our shelters who have lost their homes because they were destroyed by rocket attacks and bombings, and we give them this place to stay. “We have people with disabilities, we have elderly people who can not walk on their own and we have to take care of them. Someone has to take care of them.” Read more: No way out for 150,000 people trapped in the city of “hell” Chernihiv Image: Despite reports of continuous bombing, Russia’s advance seems to have stopped City Mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko said Russian forces had bombed low-lying residential areas in “absolutely clear weather” and were “deliberately destroying civilian infrastructure, including schools, kindergartens and churches.” And refugees who arrived in Poland this week said that with utilities shut down, people were taking water from the Desna River to drink and that strikes were killing people while waiting in line for food. Subscribe to Ukraine War Diaries on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker Ms Chernoskutova added: “We can not just cry here – we have to do something because someone has to do it. It would be difficult to help other people stay optimistic and it will end soon and everything will be fine. “People try to do the best they can to help everyone. We came together and connected with this situation and we do everything we can to help each other. “Like, if you see an old lady outside, you’ll definitely go to her to see if you can help her. Maybe you could help her get some water. Some people go for a walk outside, asking people if they need bread or food. “ Image: Rescuers remove debris from a school building damaged by the March 7 bombing More than half of the city’s 280,000 residents have already fled and hundreds left have been killed. The invasion has driven more than 10 million people from their homes – almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population. More than 3.7 million have fled the country altogether, according to the United Nations. Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed.
