Ukrainian forges plane wreckage into key fobs to fund war effort


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  • Saturday, 30 Apr 2022

Keychains made from the fuselageof a Russian SU-34 wreck by a Ukrainian startup, under 'Made in Russia, recycled in Ukraine' campaign, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is pictured, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 29, 2022. Picture taken April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto

KYIV (Reuters) - Never mind forging swords into ploughshares; a Ukrainian businessman is turning scraps of wreckage from a downed Russian fighter plane into souvenir key fobs and selling them abroad to support the war effort.

"Many of my friends tell me '$1,000 - nobody will give you this for this piece of metal, it's crazy," said Iurii Vysoven, founder of "Drones for Ukraine".

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