Even before the announcement of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine, Russia had stepped up its attacks on Ukraine, particularly from Belgorod, which is close to the Ukrainian border. Rocket launchers in town stand between high rise residential buildings.
Not surprisingly, Ukrainian attack drones sometimes fly there. The sound of the explosion is very loud, and the residents of Belgorod are understandably afraid of it.
Many of the population took refuge in the homes of relatives in other regions of Russia, but those who decided to take part in the “official evacuation” were left in rather remote areas of Siberia and the Urals without receiving the promised state financial support. I noticed that it was placed in the area.
The remaining residents of Belgorod are now watching the city prepare for the summer. City authorities have set up concrete shelters near recreational areas and river shores where people can hide if Ukrainian drones approach.
A hooded bulletproof vest for children has been released. This bulletproof vest is not cheap. Prices start at $400, but the Russian government has not offered to provide bulletproof vests for free to citizens living near the Ukrainian border.
Constant complaints from local residents about shelling in Belgorod led Russia's leading television propagandist Vladimir Solovyov to call the town's residents “alarmist creatures.”
Bulletproof vests for children are still not on sale in Ukraine, despite the deaths of hundreds of children. Children see and hear the sounds of war every day, but on Friday mornings many families discuss plans for the weekend while praying that there will be no air raids.
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The world is now in the third year of the war in Europe, and Ukraine's allies are under pressure to correct course. Wars cannot be won without wasting the enemy's economic wealth and income.
Another tourist attraction for the residents of Kiev has recently appeared. It has two large greenhouses. One is subtropical, the other tropical, and both are full of exotic plants and trees. They are located in the village of Rozhny, a 20-minute drive from Kyiv's northeastern city limits.
There, you can admire fruiting orange, lemon, papaya, kumquat and mango trees, and discover three new varieties that Anatoly Poty, the owner of this “banana plantation”, has grown in Rozhny over the past 25 years. You can also buy banana trees.
Potty is an amateur gardener. Thanks to him, Ukrainians can now grow bananas at home. You can buy miniature banana palms that grow up to 75 centimeters, medium-sized trees that grow up to 1.5 meters, and large trees that grow up to 2.5 meters.
All three types of palm trees can grow bananas in a home environment. Potiy offers a variety of other exotic fruiting trees that can be grown indoors, including pineapple and dwarf fig trees.
As the number of people wanting to visit and purchase seedlings increased, Potii and his wife Tatyana were forced to create an electronic registration system.
Mr. Poti gives a fascinating tour of the giant greenhouse and its contents, but he also explains how he and his wife lived early in the war after Russian artillery fire destroyed part of their neighbor's property. It does not explain why they had to live in greenhouses. The windows of their house were blown out.
During the winter, they lived in a greenhouse for several weeks. With no gas or electricity, Poti feared her rare plants would freeze. Unable to bear living under constant shelling, Potii and his wife fled to Germany. They spent six months there while their nephew, who remained in Rozinj, took care of the greenhouse as best he could.
When Potii returned home, he was surprised to find that not a single tree or shrub had died. All trees endured cold weather and frequent water shortages.
Russian troops never reached the village of Rozhny. Ukrainian defense forces intercepted them 30 kilometers away. Thanks to this dramatic story, Poti discovered that the varieties of banana palms and other trees he had bred were frost-resistant and unafraid of sudden changes in climate (although they are usually grown in greenhouses). . The temperature is over 30℃.
Thus, the poti tree could not have been expected to find on its own what it needs to survive in a country that is under constant attack not only from its owners but also from its cruel neighbors. Many Ukrainians are very similar to both.
