By Joseph Nichols
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Yesterday was a tough, but expected day. Slowly, the regional power-grids are coming back online. It will take much longer to repair the thermal-heating plants that were damaged by missiles. A photo of what these hot water generation plants look like is attached.
A few were destroyed throughout Ukraine yesterday, along with approximately forty other infrastructure sites.
There will be no classes this week, even in the villages surrounding Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernihiv. We have been fortunate to have so many teachers and volunteers, but people will be staying close to “home” for a few days – including the teachers. From day-one of this effort, we have been careful to keep big distances from industrial and societal support facilities. As difficult as it is for the mothers, we keep a great distance from train/metro stations as well.
The window weatherization effort continues, as does delivery of supplies (school, home, medical) throughout western and central Ukraine. Today we are on the way to the Zaporizhzhia area to deliver supplies. We are beginning an autumn medical “stock-up” campaign this week…. trains here are electric powered and are also the primary mode of transport. They are expected to run at 35% normal throughout the winter, so the van deliveries become more critical.
We need to purchase antibiotics, cold and flu meds, hygiene products, and vitamins for the weekly deliveries. Please pass a link to our effort to your friends. Thank you!
…… we just heard that Lviv got hit again….
More in a few days. Stay well.