Family-run Ukrainian deli in Montreal offers strength as Russian invasion continues
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Angel Zytynsky of Zytynsky's Deli said she hasn't been able to reach her distant cousins in Ukraine since Russia launched a wide-ranging attack against the country.
Angel Zytynsky stands behind the counter of her family’s longstanding Ukrainian deli on Montreal’s Beaubien Street, donning a white shirt embroidered with red flowers.
The last few days have been hard as customers pop by to check in on her after Russia launched a full-scale attack against the country where her grandparents were born.
Her family hasn’t been able to reach their distant cousins in the capital city of Kiev, where phone lines are cut.
“It makes me sad,” Zytynsky said. “It makes me anxious to know this is going on.”
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Montrealers who come by are concerned, too. Some come to discuss the unfolding invasion while others simply to wish Zytynsky courage. One woman handed her a candle with an angel on it.
“They’re curious and a lot of them are worried — they are full of anxiety,” she said.
Shelling and airstrikes have bombarded Ukraine, where air raid sirens have been ringing out in cities like Kiev to urge residents to find shelter. It’s a stark contrast with the silence Zytynsky has noted among her Ukrainian Canadian friends in the community.
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