You know why Ukrainians will win this war? Because they are united as never before. I will tell you about a huge effort of solidarity unfolding right now in the Ukrainian society, just one example. Let's start.
We are in the Western Ukraine 🧵
We are in the Western Ukraine 🧵
The sirens have been heard here too and people had to hide in bomb shelters. However, it is still safe, the area has not been affected by the fighting. The most important change here is a big number of internally displaced persons, who flocked here from Kyiv, Kharkiv, etc
On the first day of Russian invasion, a local youth center has been spontaneously transformed into a place where locals started to bring humanitarian assistance. Young people who earlier came here for lectures or film screenings, showed up willing to volunteer 
The center is buzzing with volunteers who sort clothes, medicines and food that locals bring here. People donate these goods in such massive amounts that they had to open other three locations to store them. There's another location where all of this is being distributed to IDPs
When I visited, this old lady was begging volunteers to find some work for her too. She said she was 70 and worked in a pharmacy for 30 years, so she wanted to help sorting drugs and medical supplies. But the girls thanked her and said there were already too many volunteers
Coordinator of the centre told me they were reorienting from helping the IDPs towards helping the army and those civilians who are stranded in the areas affected by the fighting and lack basic supplies of food and drugs. Brave drivers bring these goods to them daily
Overall, the spirit is incredible. I felt something similar to what I felt at Maidan during the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-2014: an incredibly network of people, each with their own area of responsibility, doing small things and contributing to a huge collective effort
This is what makes Ukraine so unique and different from authoritarian Russia and Belarus. Here, people have agency, they're change-makers, everyone is a drop in the ocean. People are able to self-organize and take the initiative. It is astonishing. Ukraine will win thanks to them
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