Most of our Canadian friends and American ones are driving out of Ukraine now. Our staff and students are still safe in the village. I talked to Max via video chat this afternoon, his daughter Vika was doing schoolwork remotely at home like in the pandemic.
There are no lights on in the village at night and the windows are covered so they can't be seen by the Russian forces. Max says people have come from the city of Zaporozhye to stay in the village. They are selling milk for seven grivna a liter to cover expenses for production, unless people can't pay for it, then it's free. The village stores have been able to get bread to sell, people usually buy it every day, although other things are in short supply. The students are eating some of the vegetables I froze last summer for the daily noon meal together, I'm told.
Like us, Max can't believe this has happened. He says there are Russian troops at the other side of Zaporozhye coming from Melitopol.
Sunday we'll be in church, no fresh snowfall this weekend, and Garry's going to lead prayer for Ukraine at both services, afterwards we have lunch at our house for the family, it was planned as part of our going away time. Of course now I'll be unpacking our suitcases Monday instead of catching a ride to the airport.
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