she says she sews these flak jackets with love and it s with that love that she hopes it ll help protect defenders. help save their lives. in the kitchen, irena s son, a lawyer, crafts the blue and yellow arm bands that security forces wear on their arms to identify themselves. how many do you make in one day? 200. 200? yes. reporter: this family workshop, part of a larger improvised production chain that sprouted up in the central ukrainian city. it s the brainchild of vitali. he takes orders from soldiers and members of the territorial defense requesting armor before they head to the front lines. before the war, vitali was a lawyer and an amateur reenactor of scenes from the first world war when ukrainian nationalists fought against russians.
locally-made armor for the ukrainian military. so this is heavy. this is a flap jacket. reporter: fleece flap jackets are a form of this seamstress, russia s invasion of ukraine pulled her out of retirement to work as a volunteer sewing flap jackets for ukrainian soldiers. she says she s sews these with love. it s without love she hopes it will protect defenders. reporter: in the kitchen, her son, a lawyer crafts the blue and yellow arm bands that security forces wear on their arms to identify themselves. how many do you make in one day? 200. yeah. reporter: this family workshop, a part of a larger improvised production claim that sprouted up in vinitazi a, they