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Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the most important monastery in Kyivan Rus 15.10 Stuart from USA said; I knew that Kyiv was a magnificant city, but this was really beyond my expectations We walked the streets and visited some of the most prominent sights. I can post many eyecathing picktures, but you can as well see them on Wikipedia. I only post pictures which comes with a story. Like this one; Peopels´ Friendship arch built in 1982 by the Sovjet regime. Instead of tearing it down the

14.10 Woke up early. Longed for fresh air. Me and Boel found trail into a big forest dominated by huge elm trees. The trail took us down to river Desna when the sun just penetrated the tree tops on the opposite side of the river. Later when taking breakfast in the hotel restaurant, Stanislav and a friend from last year, Gregorii, came to see me. I Wanted to spend some money as compensation for our stay in the villages. Lodging and two meals for 19 people, the vodka unaccounte

People turn up at our departure from the village. They all want tell their story Leaving Lukashivka 13.10 Breakfast consisted of food left from yesterday's dinner + coffee. Almost everything we see in the house is new. When the Russians left at the end of March 2022, all the houses were emptied of everything that could be removed. "They even took my wife's underwear," Valery said with a mocking laugh. When we are about to leave, a neighbor, Hryhoriy Tkachenko, arrives. He wan

12.10 We meet with Artem Rakitin. A really big man with a big black beard. Shell fragments caught his eye in the fall of 2023. He talks about the defense of Chernihiv when the city stood against the large Russian armored column that was heading towards the capital during the very first days of the war. The city was besieged for a month before the Russians were forced to retreat to Belarus. During that time, he led the evacuation of 23,000 civilians along small roads and trail