thank you very much for kind words from you and all other our friends, that were sent both to this forum and privately to our e-mail.
Indeed, manufacturing side of the business is located in Kharkov, whereas sales/distribution comes from London. Three last days were quite hot in Kharkov starting with several reconnaissance groups entering the city outskirts but pulling out later that day after some skirmishes. There are no street fights at the moment. As you understand, all of our manufacturing processes have stopped. We keep daily contact with all our team members there and all of them are safe and alive for now. People mainly sit in their homes to avoid the worst, as areas, especially adjacent to military installations, can be rather dangerous. Kharkov was a major military centre with various military units, academies and plants, which became targets. Possibility of becoming a "collateral damage" - euphemism for perished civilians - isn't insignificant and military vehicles on the roads or between buildings along with armed militias don't contribute to safety either. Food stuffs are there, although choice may be not that broad for obvious reasons. Electric power, Internet, water, sewage are all there. There's no panic, people show restraint, attempts of looting are dealt with, it's not massive anyway. Media reports from all sides shall be taken with a pinch of salt, as they are geared for propaganda mode.
Sculptor that made many figures for us, including WSS series, and whose face may be familiar to you as we put his photograph on one of our older boxes, conscripted to the National Guards.
We also maintain contact with our colleague from Orion/DDS/Red Box, who currently resides at his dacha that is 20 miles south from Kharkov. He is OK as well.
That's how things are looking at the moment.
We will keep you updated if anything of significance pops up.
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Sadly I assume strelets won't be appearing in the UK anytime soon.
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thank you very much for kind words from you and all other our friends, that were sent both to this forum and privately to our e-mail.
Indeed, manufacturing side of the business is located in Kharkov, whereas sales/distribution comes from London.
Three last days were quite hot in Kharkov starting with several reconnaissance groups entering the city outskirts but pulling out later that day after some skirmishes. There are no street fights at the moment.
As you understand, all of our manufacturing processes have stopped.
We keep daily contact with all our team members there and all of them are safe and alive for now. People mainly sit in their homes to avoid the worst, as areas, especially adjacent to military installations, can be rather dangerous. Kharkov was a major military centre with various military units, academies and plants, which became targets. Possibility of becoming a "collateral damage" - euphemism for perished civilians - isn't insignificant and military vehicles on the roads or between buildings along with armed militias don't contribute to safety either. Food stuffs are there, although choice may be not that broad for obvious reasons. Electric power, Internet, water, sewage are all there. There's no panic, people show restraint, attempts of looting are dealt with, it's not massive anyway. Media reports from all sides shall be taken with a pinch of salt, as they are geared for propaganda mode.
Sculptor that made many figures for us, including WSS series, and whose face may be familiar to you as we put his photograph on one of our older boxes, conscripted to the National Guards.
We also maintain contact with our colleague from Orion/DDS/Red Box, who currently resides at his dacha that is 20 miles south from Kharkov. He is OK as well.
That's how things are looking at the moment.
We will keep you updated if anything of significance pops up.
Thank you very much for your support once again.
Thanks for the update, sad
times.
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