![]() A midnight curfew is in place, and due to constant Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid, energy is being rationed, leading to almost blackout conditions.īeckett and Parmar met with Nataliia Krustko from the Ukrainian non-profit Medicine In Action. The team's first destination was the city of Lutsk in Ukraine's west. ![]() ![]() Once day turns to night, an eerie feeling begins to set in. The team flew into Warsaw, Poland, before driving four hours to the Ukrainian border.Ĭrossing into the country, military road checks are everywhere. That's especially true for people carrying 18 oversized hockey bags full of badly needed humanitarian aid and supplies. Getting into Ukraine is no simple task right now. ![]() The team, consisting of retired Langford fire chief Bob Beckett, Sooke school board chair Ravi Parmar and Victoria Hand Project founder spent nearly a week in the country. A team from Langford has just returned from a successful humanitarian mission to Ukraine. ![]()
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