Kadi and I have just got back. We did a 24-hour trip over land via Moldova and Odessa to get there, and we did an equally long trip over by train back through Poland. For me this was a great opportunity to go back, but also to go with Shoshan because we've been working together since the start of the war. This is actually the first time we went to Ukraine together, and we wanted to see how the society is changing and how the war is changing Since even December when I was there last. What did Kiev feel like this time? As far as I can tell, the city is full. There are traffic jams. People are out
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