UK Ukrainian expats flocking to buy helmets, body armour to send home help fight against Russia
In response, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called forYurii, who did not want to provide his surname in order to protect his family who live in Ukraine, said there are"hundreds" of groups like his small five person London-based group working to procure kit.
They're relying on cash donations, mostly from the Ukrainian diaspora, to purchase equipment from military surplus stores at a 70-80% discount. Some UK army veterans have donated their own helmets and body armour, he added, while store owners have also donated equipment. While they're mostly after IPE — individual protective equipment — like body armour and helmets, customers are also buying socks, ballistic glasses, thermals, boots, trousers and combat smocks, Wozza said. He's now offering discounts to Ukrainian buyers. "People are buying what they can, rather than just what they want," Tom Snape, the manager of Ranger Army Surplus Store in Surbiton, London told Insider.
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