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Since 1978, CEO pay has increased by 1,460%. Yes, you read that correctly.

So don’t tell me that corporations can’t afford to pay workers higher wages and provide decent benefits.

Six-year-old Maryna from Kherson region in Ukraine has been given a prosthetic restoration after suffering an amputation due to a war injury. She had been receiving treatment and rehabilitation at Okhmatdyt for 10 months, after a shell hit her house and caused severe injuries to her legs. Physical and psychological rehabilitation was provided to help her prepare for prosthetics, and a psychologist was also on hand to ensure emotional calm and positive emotions. Maryna was the first child to receive prosthetics in Ukraine, and her prosthesis was made in Kyiv at Orthotech Service. It has now been improved to look like a real leg, which will help her to overcome her psychological fear and socialize with her peers. The hospital team continues to work with Maryna and her family, wishing them health.

The Russians are continuing their offensive and are attempting to retake Lyman in the Donetsk region, according to Reuters. If they are successful in advancing to Lyman, it would create a threat of encirclement for Ukrainian troops, making this direction just as important to the occupiers as Bakhmut.

Does anyone have any marshmallows? How about hotdogs?
❗️Alert! The building of the FSB Border Guard Department for the Rostov region is on fire. Let's go, everyone!

There is an unusual amount of Russian activity in the Black Sea, with 20 ships, including 4 missile carriers, one of which is submerged. These ships are equipped with 28 missiles that can be launched. Additionally, many Russian auxiliary vessels have been spotted in the area. It appears that the Russians are scattered, possibly searching for the wreckage of the American drone that was recently shot down.

The General Staff has compiled a comparative report on the losses of Russians for March 15th and 16th. In two days, there were 2020 Katsaps and a variety of other equipment lost.

On Thursday, March 23rd, the National Academic Brass Band of Ukraine will be performing the music of renowned composer Hans Zimmer at the ICCM October Palace in Alley of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes, 1. This concert will feature soundtracks from some of the most popular Hollywood films, such as Sherlock Holmes, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, The Da Vinci Code, Pearl Harbor and more. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Today, a peaceful demonstration to remember the victims of the bombing of the Drama Theater in Mariupol, which occurred one year ago on March 16, 2022, will be held in several cities, including Lviv, Kyiv, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Uzhhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kryvyi Rih and Cherkasy. The exact number of casualties has yet to be determined, but eyewitnesses estimate it could be as high as 1,000 people.

Following Ramstein, Canada will transfer 8,000 rounds of artillery and air defense ammunition, as well as air defense missiles and ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, to Ukraine, according to the Canadian Defense Minister.

One of the most experienced American F-16 pilots, Dan Hampton, has declared his readiness to fight in the skies of Ukraine. Lieutenant Colonel Hampton (retired) has participated in wars in the Persian Gulf, the Balkans and Iraq, and has 151 combat missions under the call sign Two Dogs. He has proposed both a simple and a complex solution to the F-16 problem for Ukraine, suggesting that retired pilots with experience in piloting F-16s should be invited to fly them under conditions similar to those used by the International Legion in Ukraine. He has stated that there are many people who are willing to do this, and he is ready to be the first.

In Berdiansk, a hotel complex which was frequented by orcs is currently ablaze.

The main news for today is that Denmark has agreed to create a $1 billion fund to help Ukraine. This aid is intended to provide civilian, military and economic assistance to Ukraine. President Zelensky has signed decrees dismissing three heads of the regional military administrations: Luhansk, Odesa and Khmelnytsky. Denmark will also send a new package of military aid to Ukraine totaling $140 million, which will include ammunition, anti-tank mines, and air defense missiles. A coalition of nine countries has pledged to provide Ukraine with more than 150 Leopard tanks. Spain will deliver 6 Leopard 2A4 tanks in the near future, to be followed by a second shipment of four other units. Sweden will provide 10 Leopard tanks and key air defense components to Ukraine, and Norway will provide 2 NASAMS systems. Unfortunately, Russia is not providing any assistance.

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What corporate America says: “No one wants to work anymore.”

The truth: No one wants to be exploited anymore.

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