The past year has been difficult for startups everywhere, but running a company in Ukraine during the Russian invasion comes with a whole different set of challenges.
Clinical psychologist Ivan Osadchyy brought his medical device, called Knopka, to this year's CES show in Las Vegas in hopes of getting it into U.S. hospitals.
“The second challenge is for production and our team because they are shelling our electricity system and people are hard to work without lights, without heating in their flats," he said. "We are still working and operating because hospitals are open and we need to support them and provide efficiency and safety for patients as well,” he said.
The invasion forced Valentyn Frechka to relocate to France, but he says his Releaf paper company has never stopped production.
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