Posted on Mar 11, 2022
In an Ozarks alterations shop, Russians and Ukrainians lean on common bonds to avoid tension
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Workers in a small Missouri alterations shop watch from afar as a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Ukraine, even though their home countries are on opposing sides of the conflict.
Inside an alterations shop on South Campbell Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, Ukrainian immigrant Andrey Vakhrushev is having tea with his staff and revving up the sewing machines ahead of another busy day.
As Russian forces continue their invasion of Ukraine, his brother is now in a war zone back home. Vakhrushev says he’s doing his best to keep in touch.
“He has 12 kids and they need to be fed,” he said. “Now it's a very bad situation. Just as soon as they hear sirens, they go to the shelter [for] five or 10 minutes or one hour sitting there scared, crying,” he said.
His family is in the Trokosy region in central Ukraine, he said.
Inside an alterations shop on South Campbell Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, Ukrainian immigrant Andrey Vakhrushev is having tea with his staff and revving up the sewing machines ahead of another busy day.
As Russian forces continue their invasion of Ukraine, his brother is now in a war zone back home. Vakhrushev says he’s doing his best to keep in touch.
“He has 12 kids and they need to be fed,” he said. “Now it's a very bad situation. Just as soon as they hear sirens, they go to the shelter [for] five or 10 minutes or one hour sitting there scared, crying,” he said.
His family is in the Trokosy region in central Ukraine, he said.
In an Ozarks alterations shop, Russians and Ukrainians lean on common bonds to avoid tension
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War isn't about the common man, it's about governments, politicians, dictators, and crazies ike Putin.
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Just goes to show that different people, even on opposites of a war, can get along.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Vakhrushev and his wife, both Ukrainian citizens, own Martin Alterations. Their employees are from Russia and Belarus, both of which are directly involved in the military conflict. Russia’s invading troops are using Belaurus as a staging ground, given its nearly 700-mile border with Ukraine.
Despite that, Vakhrushev says there’s no tension between the staff here.
“Not at all. We are friendly. We are nice. We are simple, easy people. We are always nice to each other and kind. We can hear our families’ situations or stories or needs because we are all one nation,” Vakhrushev said."...
..."Vakhrushev and his wife, both Ukrainian citizens, own Martin Alterations. Their employees are from Russia and Belarus, both of which are directly involved in the military conflict. Russia’s invading troops are using Belaurus as a staging ground, given its nearly 700-mile border with Ukraine.
Despite that, Vakhrushev says there’s no tension between the staff here.
“Not at all. We are friendly. We are nice. We are simple, easy people. We are always nice to each other and kind. We can hear our families’ situations or stories or needs because we are all one nation,” Vakhrushev said."...
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