Activists in Ukrainian port city Mariupol made a human chain in the center of the city to show their support for Ukraine as a unitary state and peace.
Citizens of city Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine expressed their position to be a part of Ukraine. There is a big possibility that this place will be a battle ground if Russia plans to have a land bridge to Crimea and perhaps a port in specifically Mariupol.
The Director of National Intelligence of the U.S. James Clapper stated in his interview on Monday, March 2, 2015, that Russia needs Mariupol to have a land corridor to Crimea
