Well said. So am I, Pawel. I can’t honestly imagine what it must be like having all of this going on right next door, so to speak.
May you wake up every morning to a peaceful day.
Hello friends!
Thank you for your prayers and for your kind words.
Right now things calmed down a bit, in Poland at least - the lines at gas stations and grocery stores subsided as people saw there will be no shortages for now. The question is still open as to what is going to happen to the economy.
In the news they say 100 000 refugees from Ukraine are already in Poland or under way. They are going to join many more Ukrainians that are already in Poland working here and looking for better conditions than they had at home. Poland and Ukraine have a complicated history of relations, but now Polish people sympathise with the Ukrainians and try to show support.
And in the news they say Ukraine and especially Kiew is expecting the coming night to be especially tough and maybe decisive as to what is going to happen next.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day
Paweł
Take care of yourself Pawel. We all are praying that you and your family and friends are and will be safe. You will be kept in all our prayers.
Hello!
Thanks a lot for your kind words, friends!
It’s a little over a week that the war is going on - sure feels a lot longer. Over half a milion of Ukrainian refugees managed to come to Poland and still counting.
And here’s an AWACS or a tanker on station right over my home - I’ve seen something like this for a first time…
My best greetings for you and have a nice day
Paweł
Greetings, Pawel -
Please accept my sympathy, for the terrible war conditions and invasion happening so close to you. I send my best wishes for the safety of you, your family, and the people of all of the countries so close to Ukraine.
All the best from Oregon, USA.
Be well, Pawel.
Patrick
Or maybe we could just avoid the political rants altogether and offer our support and encouragement to Pawel and others that could really use it during these difficult times.
Hello!
Thanks a lot, I’m doing quite all right. In the meantime we have over 2 Millions of refugees from Ukraine - mainly women and children. Even in western Poland where I live you can see them every day and they need help.
Have a nice day
Paweł
Pawel: When I was employed at the University of Idaho Agricultural Experimental Startion at Aberdeen, Idaho, we had a student from Eastern Poland named Tadeuse Beneschavez studing potato cultivation. I wonder if you ever known this person. He speaks almost perfect English. I often wonder how Tadeuse and his family are adjusting to the Ukraine crisis.
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Stay strong Pawel, I wish I was in a position to offer more than prayers to those displaced as well as those selfless people doing their best to help. We are all effected by this. As stated above you are considered a friend. Thank you for your reports and support.
I also agree with the majority of members who have posted…the only policy we should debate on the forums is the true color of OD.
Pawel started this thread because he is a member of our community and wanted to let others in the community know how he’s doing and what he’s experiencing. Posts expressing concern, empathy, sympathy, and the like, are all welcome. Please keep your politics and political opinions to yourself. As I posted elsewhere, the ongoing war in Ukraine is not a forbidden topic, but keep the politics out of it. If that is too challenging (which is understandable), then avoid the topic altogether while on the Forum and save your views for another venue.
Pawel, though we may try, rarely can words adequately express the grief and horror many of us feel when we see what is unfolding in Ukraine, and I do not have the time to ponder my word choice to meet the gravity of this moment for this post. Suffice it to say, unreserved thanks to Poland and other countries whose citizens have opened their arms to accept Ukrainian refugees. And we cannot but hope our various nations can bring this war to a close, sooner rather than later, ending the bloodshed and violence. Be safe. Be well. Take care.
Well put, Tim and sometimes words just aren’t enough. Poland is owed a debt of extreme gratitude for what they are doing.
Bill
Hello everybody!
It’s been some time and regrettably the war is still going on with loss of life and no end in sight. The sad but very natural thing is people are gradually getting used to it.
Milions of Ukrainians are living in Poland and some of them will probaly stay for good. Interestingly in some places like shops or in the streets you see signs both in Polish and Ukrainian, or hear announcements in both languages.
One thing got mo to post today - there is an exhibition of destroyed Russian armored vehicles travelling around Polish cities. Now they are in my home town, so I took a few shots and wanted to share them with you as a modelling reference:
Thanks for looking and have a nice day
Paweł
I totaly agree with both Tin Kidwell and Gmorrison. It is sad to see these things happen and the refugees that have to relocate because of war . But many nations have accepted them with open arms . Powel take care of yourself and your family . I will keep you all in my prayers . Be safe and well.
Pawel, thank you for sharing those photos. Those hulks speak volumes for events in Ukraine over the past six months.
Pawel,
So glad that you are doing well and are safe. Thank you to the people of Poland and the other neighboring countries for helping the people of Ukraine. I pray every day that this violence ends and a sense of normalacy returns to your country and the others. Thank you for the pictures of the vehicles too. They’ll be great refernces for anyone who will want to model the effects of this war.
tjs
Thank you Pawel. I have a couple of old russian combat vehicle kits that I would like to " shoot up" these photos help give a solid reference to the damage. Stay safe my friend.
Thanks for thinking of us all old mate. These photos will make a very useful reference for damaged vehicles of any type. Thanks Pawel and thanks Poland. Stay safe and well.
Dodgy
Hello everybody!
It’s been three years since this war has been going on full scale. I wanted to write you about how it just got worse for Poland - in case the news in your country are busy with more important topics…
This night some 20 Shahid-type drones invaded the Polish airspace. Four of them were shot down. Other crashed in eastern and central Poland, in one instance falling through a roof of a countryside house. Luckily no one was hurt. Some of the drones came from Belarus - this is how we know it was intentional and not a fallout from a large scale attack on Ukraine, that was also going on last night. Because of that attack the Polish air force was on alert. Still a lot of the drones came through.
This is a major escalation on the part of Russia. I thought you might want to know.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day!
Paweł
Just saw this on our news. Please take precautions and stay safe Pawel. I hope that the NATO Alliance steps up in Poland’s defense.
Be safe out there Pawel. You, your family, your people, don’t deserve this. My family will pray for you.