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hundreds of volunteers work to supply their defenders with bulletproof vests

hundreds of volunteers work to supply their defenders with bulletproof vests

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Upstairs, sewing machines clatter as women mark patterns on cloth being shaped into bulletproof vests.

An old industrial complex in the south-eastern Ukrainian riverside city of Zaporizhzhia has become a hive of activity for volunteers producing everything from body armour and anti-tank obstacles to camouflage nets, portable heating stoves and rifle slings for Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia's invasion.

One section specialises in vehicles — some armour-plated, others being converted into ambulances.With the front line about 50 kilometres from the city, some sections of the operation, such as the stitching of bulletproof vests, are working around the clock in shifts to meet demand.

Crowdfunding has brought in enough money to buy steel from Sweden, Finland and Belgium that is lighter than local steel, organisers say — a crucial quality for body armour.

The operation is the brainchild of local celebrity Vasyl Busharov and his friend Hennadii Vovchenko, who ran a furniture-making business.

They named it Palianytsia, a type of Ukrainian bread whose name many Ukrainians say cannot be pronounced properly by Russians.
The operation relies entirely on volunteers who come from all walks of life, from tailors to craftsmen to lawyers.

Apart from those involved in production, there are also drivers delivering humanitarian aid and medical equipment bought through donated funds.

"I feel I am needed here," said fashion designer Olena Grekova, 52, taking a brief break from marking fabric for vests.When Russia invaded on February 24, she was in Thailand seeking inspiration for her spring collection. Initially, she said, she wondered whether it was a sign from God that she shouldn't return.

She had known Busharov for years. Arriving home on March 3, she gathered her equipment the next day and by March 5 was at Palianytsia. She's been working there every day since, bar one, sometimes even at night.

Shifting from designing backless ball gowns to creating functional bulletproof vests was "a new experience for me," Grekova said.

But she sought feedback from soldiers for her designs, which have armour plates added. Now she is helping to produce several versions, including a prototype summer vest.In another section of the industrial complex, 55-year-old Ihor Prytula was busy making a new camouflage net, winding pieces of dyed fabric through a string frame.

A furniture maker by trade, he joined Palianytsia at the start of the war. He had some military experience, he said, so it was easy to get feedback from soldiers on what they needed.


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