The relevant statement was made by Bereznehuvate Village Head Serhii Boiko in a commentary to Ukrinform 40 social facilities have been damaged or destroyed in the community which had been completely destroyed by six missiles and can no longer be restored we are looking for partners who would help us rebuild a new school for 414 children A total of UAH 546 million is needed for this purpose The community alone will not be able to afford such construction we have already prepared a project at our own expense,” Boiko told two secondary schools are currently under construction in the community and a primary school is expected to open by September 1 Partners promised to help arrange a modular shelter “Health facilities have also been damaged we are now focusing efforts to rebuild hospitals The work is underway thanks to a government subvention on the terms of co-financing with the local budget,” Boiko added He also pointed out another problematic issue – the extremely poor condition of roads between settlements and now these are not roads but directions “We are trying to repair the municipal roads running from the village of Bereznehuvate towards vital institutions on our own the state has other priorities,” Boiko explained A reminder that eight frontline communities in the Mykolaiv region received partners from among the rear regions of Ukraine as part of the national project ‘Shoulder to Shoulder: Cohesive Communities’ which would help them with recovery efforts While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 It has been nearly three years since Russia first invaded Ukraine in an attempt to take control of the country Cities have been destroyed and infrastructure decimated The number of casualties Ukraine has suffered is difficult to ascertain The power of his love and his Word can be seen clearly in the updates from the Ukrainian Lutheran Church (ULC) WELS provided financial assistance to the ULC so our brothers and sisters could help each other and their neighbors with basic needs Christ’s love flowed so generously through WELS members that there is enough funding to cover current needs and anticipated future aid has been the saving gospel message of Christ and the hope all Christians have through our risen Savior “We are grateful to WELS for helping us to buy electric generators During three war winters we have light in our churches Thank you also for the warm clothes and winter shoes!”—Horpynchuk  “People suffer and we continue to help them We have about 150 new communicant members [throughout ULC churches] because of our humanitarian efforts and about 100 more people are currently studying Luther’s Small Catechism several hundred new people attend the church every Sunday without enrolling in catechism classes We hope and pray the Word will not return empty in their case as well.”—Horpynchuk  “God’s Word provided us comfort and strength to live and help thousands of suffering people around us,” concluded Horpynchuk “Please continue to pray for us and help us in time of our dire need We are grateful to all WELS members and to the United States of America Please pray that this war is finished soon!”  Read the entire, unedited update from Pastor Vyacheslav Horpynchuk.  Consider supporting the work of the synod by making an offering online or investing in ministry work By accepting this message, you consent to our cookies on this device in accordance with our cookie policy found in the WELS Privacy Policy This issue is preventing our website from loading properly. 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LOGIN Downloadable PDFs are a benefit of an FP subscription This article is an Insider exclusive Contact us at [email protected] to learn about upgrade options unlocking the ability to gift this article the vehicles of Ukraine’s state postal service have remained a rare familiar sight for locals exhausted by months of fighting “We’re scared every day,” Oleksandr Adamtchuk a 52-year-old Ukrposhta driver from Mykolaiv Ukrposhta’s decision to print stamps celebrating Ukraine’s resistance against Russian troops proved to be a morale-boosting public relations hit Tens of thousands of people lined up to buy stamps featuring a Ukrainian soldier giving a Russian warship the middle finger and a Ukrainian tractor towing a destroyed Russian tank But in the front-line villages of southern Ukraine the brigades of women manning post offices and the drivers who keep them stocked have played a more subdued—but no less crucial—role in Ukraine’s war effort These workers help maintain a connection to villages in Ukrainian-held areas isolated by their proximity to fighting and regular shelling “We’re the only state company that operates in these villages and people wait for us,” explained Valentina Matkivska a town roughly 55 miles north of Mykolaiv and a departure point for Ukrposhta vehicles going near the front line Novyi Buh itself is around 37 miles from the front line A woman covers her ears from the sound of mortar fire as people line up to collect pensions from a postal delivery van in Mayaky Ukrposhta had already expanded beyond parcel delivery turning its network of rural post offices into small community hubs where locals can buy canned goods and cookies and sweets at subsidized prices; pay utility bills; and That’s why it’s so important,” said Yehor Kosorukov Ukrposhta vans’ regular rounds have helped uphold a now-fragile sense of normalcy for villagers who have suddenly found themselves living in a war zone Being a postal worker on the front lines is a dangerous job, particularly in a war that has involved indiscriminate shelling and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure. In Novyi Buh, a Russian strike razed a small commercial building in the city center on May 29 shattering every window in the post office Matkivska runs 15 Ukrposhta employees have been killed and 14 injured since the beginning of the war while 480 post offices have been damaged and 50 destroyed according to data Ukrposhta provided to Foreign Policy via email The company has also had to deal with an employee shortage as many women and children flee the country and men join the military At Ukrposhta’s main regional office in Mykolaiv just 70 out of the 330 people who were employed there before the war are still working the responsibility of carrying Ukrposhta’s cargo to front-line villages has fallen on a group of a few dozen middle-aged and older men who are paid around $200 a month and drive brand new—but unarmored—Citröen vans considering that a rocket could fall on us at any moment,” Adamtchuk said salaries have been lowered since the war began Despite the risks, drivers like him have kept working, seeing little other opportunity in a country whose economy has been devastated by the war; 80 percent of locals in the city of Mykolaiv have lost their jobs since the conflict began, city mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych told Ukrainian outlet Zaborona the trick is to get in and get out of front-line areas fast The roads near the southern front line are not in good condition and vary from aging asphalt broken up by deep potholes to narrow that drivers must make a 3-hour trip through half-deserted villages and lonely military checkpoints to cover the roughly 47 miles from Novyi Buh to Bereznehuvate about 12 miles from the front line and subject to regular shelling Shards of glass are seen in the broken windows of the Bereznehuvate post office in Ukraine on Aug Employees at Bereznehuvate’s post office sort newspapers that will later be delivered to local residents in Ukraine on Aug Deliveries to Bereznehuvate are still done four times a week though the ever-changing military situation means schedules for a given day are now decided the evening before rather than a month ahead of time As a two-van convoy reached the village on a hot August afternoon explosions could be heard far in the distance Russian shelling had come close enough to shatter the vast glass panel at the Bereznehuvate post office’s entrance leaving hundreds of small pieces of glass that still litter the hall Ukrposhta drivers moved fast to unload their cargo “There’s been more of them since the war started heavier packages too,” said Boris Chevtchenko a 58-year-old employee who works alongside Adamtchuk big sacks of potatoes … things we didn’t use to see before the war.” Across the country the delivery of packages increased 14 percent in July year-over-year as millions of displaced Ukrainians sought clothes and basic necessities that they didn’t have time to take with them when fleeing their homes sealed burlap bags emblazoned with bold letters spelling “National Bank of Ukraine” are Ukrposhta drivers’ most precious cargo The delivery of pension payments was a key aspect of Ukrposhta’s business model before the war But it became even more important as fighting threatened to cut off thousands of older citizens who depend on the state to survive “Many people here can’t leave,” said Alla Bodenko the 56-year-old head of the Bereznehuvate post office People wait to receive their pension from a postal worker in Mayaky on May 6.YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Waiting patiently in the hall of the post office a 53-year-old pensioner who declined to give her last name told Foreign Policy she came to Bereznehuvate from a nearby village specifically to pick up her monthly pension of 2,300 hryvnias (around $62) we would have to go to a bank somewhere in the [Bashtanka] district,” around 22 miles away In villages where many people don’t own a car—and war has all but shut off most public transportation—driving to the nearest bank can be nearly impossible Pension payments to people living in Russian-controlled areas didn’t entirely stop as Ukrposhta and local authorities allowed those physically able to make the dangerous journey across the front line and to the closest post offices in Ukrainian-held territory pick up pension payments on behalf of others and “It’s usually the head of the village because local people trust him He’s being given power of attorney and can take the pensions,” Bodenko said Women leave after receiving their pension from a postal delivery van that reached the front line in Mayaky and how many of these crossings have occurred remains unclear One source in a local administration in the Mykolaiv region who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the topic told Foreign Policy the crossings had almost entirely stopped over the summer because the front line became too difficult to cross it’s very difficult for people to cross as the roads are closed and the fields are mined,” Kosorukov admitted In early September, the beginning of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in southern Ukraine also risked further disrupting Ukrposhta’s work. Bereznehuvate, located in what has been reported as the central axis of Ukraine’s offensive, “remains under constant shelling,” Mykolaiv Gov. Vitaliy Kim wrote on social media The village has since been shelled at least three times on Sept Fabrice Deprez is a French freelance journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine. X: @fabrice_deprez Commenting on this and other recent articles is just one benefit of a Foreign Policy subscription Join the conversation on this and other recent Foreign Policy articles when you subscribe now Please follow our comment guidelines The default username below has been generated using the first name and last initial on your FP subscriber account Usernames may be updated at any time and must not contain inappropriate or offensive language FP’s flagship evening newsletter guiding you through the most important world stories of the day Specialty rates for students and faculty. Lock in your rates for longer. Unlock powerful intelligence for your team. This Page Has Washed AwayLooks like this page has disappeared with the tide — perhaps it’s buried in the sand at Vazon or drifting off Petit Port Farbrengen in a book: The 25th Hour, an English biography of the famed Chossid Rabbi Yitzchok Horowitz OBM, commonly known as Reb Itche der Masmid, is now available. Full Story the story of the famed Chossid Rabbi Yitzchok Horowitz OBM is now available in English for the American reader who traveled throughout Europe to strengthen Jewish people’s commitment to Judaism He was born to R’ Shlomo Menachem Mendel and Elka Horowitz in the city of Bereznehuvate and from early youth would study until very late at night the book is a smooth read and a relevant and refreshing experience A “farbrengen in a book,” the book portrays how to strive for better to be moved to action and do one small thing more The book is geared to teens and adults alike and is available in Crown Heights stores in time for Succos his adjustment to Tomchei Tmimim was not an easy one Although he had been raised in a home permeated with Chassidic values Yitzchak had dedicated many years of his life to learning Nigleh and someone of his caliber – so dedicated to pure truth with an inner abhorrence to dishonesty-could not make an automatic switch without really meaning it he could not change his character overnight After spending much time in Tomchei Tmimim participating in Chassidishe Farbrengens and experiencing Tishrei with the Rebbe Rashab he now began directing his complete attention to the study of Chassidus who had teased him in the past for not dedicating more time to Chassidus You are spending the entire day thinking Chassidus and davening What happened with your study of Talmud?” Yitzchak replied with a modified version of his earlier mantra “There are not enough hours in the day I will use the extra hour for studying Nigleh…” Sign up for the COLlive Daily News Roundup and never miss a story Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_2").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Is this a translation of the book in Hebrew This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Daily sappers carry out explanatory work on explosive objects again in the Nikolaev area they record cases of blowing up citizens at mines the “101” hotline twice received reports of extraordinary events related to the detonation of ammunition There was an explosion on the territory of a private household law enforcement officers found the body of a deceased man and next to it the wreckage of an explosive object The causes and circumstances of the tragedy are clarified by law enforcement officers Rescuers were later informed of a second incident on the territory of the Bereznehuvate community of the Bashtansky district according to preliminary information - cassette ammunition Rescuers are once again appealing to citizens especially in settlements that were under occupation or near the contact line The enemy has created such conditions that we will not be able to feel absolutely safe for a long time Everything else is a matter for professionals An explosion can occur when someone approaches or directly touches a mine What are the dangers of anti-personnel mines anti-personnel mines can be fuze and shrapnel Shrapnel mines usually have ready-made impact elements: metal balls We use cookies to provide you with better navigation on our website you automatically agree to the use of these technologies.