Oleh His marches with pride and purpose in rain-soaked mud through row upon row of large white polyethylene bags, each stamped with a Canadian logo and filled to bursting with this year's harvest of grain.
The 24-year-old grain farmer with a slight build, fair hair and braces is also a volunteer with the Ukrainian military. He splits his time between running the family farm and sourcing money and supplies for the front.
When Russia invaded Ukraine last year, His knew right away he would have a problem.
"The logistical connection of agricultural products with the rest of the world has broken," His said in Ukrainian through a translator at his farm, AgroKorovai, just 17 kilometres from the border with Poland.
Despite the relatively safe location, the war has devastated local farms in the region.
Usual trade routes through the Black Sea to Africa and Asia were cut off. The cost of diesel and fertilizer used to grow and harvest crops grew substantially.
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