As the new school year approaches, parents in Odesa are spending between 10,000 and 15,000 hryvnias to prepare their children. At the Pryvoz market, backpacks range from 600 to 650 hryvnias, embroidered shirts from 600 to 1,500 hryvnias, and stationery costs between 1,500 and 2,500 hryvnias.