[drakonka]

I hope you and your loved ones remain as safe as possible.

Just days before the recent renewed volley of missile strikes all over the country, I asked my uncle if it would be alright to take a similar route to come see them (from Poland to Lviv). My grandfather was recently evacuated from Mykolaiv after refusing to leave for a long time; I worry that I may not get to see him again if I don't go now, and also intended to stay a while and help at or near the Polish border as needed. My uncle said that it's a bad idea, and that there could still be missile strikes on Lviv. I didn't push it much, knowing they have enough to worry about without adding me to the mix. Just days after, Lviv was struck, proving him right.

[Max-Ganz-II]

Cities are huge. The chances of you being hit is nil. If you do come, you'll help the economy - your rent, your living costs - and the locals appreciate you being here.

[drakonka]

I myself understand that and would still want to come, but I don't want to do it at the expense of causing more stress to my family over there. If I insisted on coming to see them now even after my uncle asked me not to, it would be selfish. My grandfather has already been through a ton of stress and illness; I don't want to stress him out about his grandchild possibly getting hurt visiting him on top of everything else. I plan to bring the idea up a bit later, and in the meantime I donate so those would-be living costs should go to the country anyway.

[Max-Ganz-II]

Same as me. When I take contracts now, the money goes to the military.