Everything is still okay in the village, we have chatted with a few people, Julia and Dima proudly showed us their black garbage bag/cardboard blackout window covering they have at their house. During the day life is very normal, Max says that there is still about 60% goods at the stores in the village.
Looks like there was a bit of snow, and some wet weather recently, in this video Oleg posted on facebook of the tractor pulling the milk truck by the barn. I couldn't get the video, so I took a screen shot. They have sold milk in the city a few times, putting some big plastic drums in the van and pulling up near some apartment buildings and people come out with empty pop bottles to buy milk. Recently they had started finding a new truck to come buy when the company we had been selling to got way (WAY) behind in paying, so in February they told them not to come pick up milk and made plans to take them to court. Before the war started they had paid back about half the money owed, but they still weren't letting them get milk again. This is a bigger truck then that company had.
We are relieved that the incident at the power plant was resolved, as the farm is only maybe 70 km away from it as the crow flies. It is on the other side of the river, and I have not heard that the Russians have crossed it.
Glad we were able to find you here. You are in our thoughts often, and we are praying for the safety of your village and your people
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