Right now there is no problem, so if you have an existing relationship you could simply pre-pay for a year or so. You would obviously take some risk. You could also pre-pay to one individual that you trust and pay them, and then they can disburse as needed.
But regardless, with the war going on the future is very much fluid and whatever you choose may not end up working for much longer, besides that the people you want to hire may not be able to work for you for very long or even at all. But it certainly won't hurt to try, just make sure that your funds do not end up seized by invaders at some point.
Yes, this is true. I was mostly thinking about being able to get the funds to show up in a Ukranian account. The bigger - and more urgent - problem is that from what I read food and fuel are running out.
Ok, ask around if someone else, possibly right here on HN has a relationship with someone in Ukraine that they would trust with that kind of arrangement. I wished your post would get some more exposure that would help to maybe locate someone.
But regardless, with the war going on the future is very much fluid and whatever you choose may not end up working for much longer, besides that the people you want to hire may not be able to work for you for very long or even at all. But it certainly won't hurt to try, just make sure that your funds do not end up seized by invaders at some point.