Lviv is getting prepared for any scenario and is hosting diplomats and tourists (VIDEO)

The Lviv residents are not going to move, they are not preparing for a possible war and are sure that everything will be resolved through diplomacy. Still, there are many tourists in the city. In the markets and supermarkets everything is also calm. No hype, no queues, no crowds, and the products on the shelves are waiting for their customers.

Rumors that Ukrainians from other regions are massively coming to Lviv also do not find confirmation. Prices for renting apartments increased by 5-7%. According to experts, this is within the normal range, and the number of clients has remained almost at the same level as last year.

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The city authorities nevertheless decided to prepare for emergencies just in case. Medical institutions should increase the strategic stocks of blood components, medicine and food. In one of the local hospitals, an underground operating room and a ward for inpatient treatment will be equipped.

Andriy Sadovyy, Mayor of Lviv

“Today, we can confidently say that in case of blackout, Lviv is ready to provide residents with a sanitary volume of water. We now have a three-month supply of medicine, dressings, brought to the appropriate level of all utilities at our medical institutions”

Nevertheless, foreign diplomats moved to Lviv from Kyiv. US Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Ukraine Christina Quinn expressed hope that this move would not be for long, and that as soon as Russia withdraws its troops from Ukraine’s borders, the diplomats will relocate to Kyiv again.

Christina Quinn, U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Ukraine

“While we are in Lviv, our core group of diplomats will work hard to help Ukraine fight Russian aggression +++ I want to emphasize again that this move is temporary, and although we really like Lviv, we hope to return to Kyiv soon.”

Also representatives of the embassies of Canada and the Netherlands are moving from Kyiv to Lviv, and German diplomats have moved here from Dnipro. Lviv authorities say that in case of Russian invasion, the city would be ready to accept Ukrainians from other regions.