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A Czech leatherwork company that makes a wide variety of handmade products — travel bags, messenger totes, wallets and belts — never planned to add personal protective gear that would save lives in a war to its offerings. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed that. After Russian troops launched their assault on Ukraine, Tlusty…
PRAGUE — After Russian troops launched their assault on Ukraine, Tlusty & Co. hired refugees from Ukraine to help the company join a manufacturing operation equipping Ukrainian volunteers with body armor to face the invading troops. The Prague-based leatherwork company agreed to a request from the Post Bellum nongovernmental organization to join a project to supply the protection gear, similar to bulletproof vests, to Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces. Thousands of Ukrainian volunteers have joined the troops to resist the Russian invasion.
To save a life: Refugees make protective vests for Ukraine | 2022-04-23 14:38:34
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