"Message from Strelets in Ukraine 2 March" Topic

I had trouble cross posting the following message from a Strelets employee on the Plastic Figures group so Re entering it here in total. This was taken as posted on the Strelets Forum on their web site with many best wishes sent to them from fans.
Toby Barrett

Dear Jan,

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.

Best regards,

Strelets

Sorry for the double posting and subsequent deletion above. You write your entry and press send and sometimes it takes forever to load up on the group(s).
TB

Tragic news, Mr. Toby. Thank you for getting the word out.

Good luck.

Thanks for the info.

May the God be with them.

Thank you.

I hope all goes well with them and all the other patriotic Ukranians.

Good luck and Godspeed to all during these horrific times!

Stay safe, and may you free yourselves from the invaders, soon.

God almighty, there is quite the wargaming community in Ukraine.

Today's message/posting (4 Mar) from Strelets on their forum is titled ‘Keep calm and carry on' along with a stunning photo as their usual Friday ‘tease' – in unusual times I might add – of some unidentified WSS or GNW infantry. They have bow cockades in their tricornes(unlike their Bavarians firing shown a few weeks pre-war), loose flowing neckerchiefs/crafats and a very distinctive halberd being carried by an NCO. I am unsure of positive ID. They could be several nationalities which would make them valuable additions to the period if they are ever released. Truly a bold posting of new figures to come from a country and folks in peril and being torn apart by war as I write.
Link to their forum and posting: link
Please go there and add some encouragement to the remarks already posted.
Toby Barrett