Ukrainian refugees are helping a Czech company make body armor for people facing invading Russian soldiers.
“What would take weeks if not months under normal circumstances, we had to solve in hours and several days,” he said.
Natalia Bielonosova is one of the company's new workers. She came to Prague from her town of Irpin, located near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. with a friend. Of her son, she says “it’s painful to read about what’s happening. I’d like a solution to be found to end the fighting.” “We’d like them to stay,” he said. “We’re talking about hardworking, skillful people who deserve the job.”
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