Ukrainian farmers don bulletproof vests to plough frontline fields

Yuri, a Ukrainian farmer, wearing body armor and helmet, works at the topsoil in a field, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian farmers in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia which borders the frontline of the military conflict with Russia are now wearing body armour to plough their fields.

A week after the war started, grad rockets began falling right next door to the fields where contract farmer Yuri worked.