Day of the National Flag.
Today is the Day of the National Flag. And tomorrow is Independence Day. Two important dates in the Ukrainian calendar, where people remember and understand the cost in fighting for your freedom. There is a fear that Putin will not allow these two days to go peacefully by. There is a concern that it will not be a quiet night. We shall see. I hope with all my heart that people will be safe in Ukraine tonight. In the 3 years plus that I've been here, it has been a real pleasure helping in Ukraine. Trawden4ukraine, has in Odesa, Kherson and Kharkiv, delivered over the 3 years, thousands of pounds of aid, and given direct financial support to many organisations. On top of this there have been countless free English lessons. So you can imagine my general irritation when I got back to my car yesterday having finished giving free English lessons in the central library in Odesa to find this. An Odesa parking ticket. I'm aware that rules are rules, but my vehicl...
That is terrible, after all the good things you have done to be treated like that. I’m disgusted and very disappointed xx
ReplyDeleteI am Al bit bemused by this incident. I understood that you had the necessary permission to work as volunteers and that Poland were extremely supportive of the Ukrainian battle and the refugees.
ReplyDeleteSo why did this happen?
Unofficial bully boys?
So sorry though that you were treated like that. It must have been very scary at the time.