Inside Ukraine?s new start-up life: Hallways, closets, bunkers

That way, Mysko said, if an employee was stuck in a bomb shelter without Internet, was called to fight on the front lines or had to flee a dangerous situation in a moment’s notice, another teammate could pick up their workload.“We’ve started to understand that we cannot be in a safe place in Ukraine — it’s simply impossible,” she said. “With all these reallocation and easy access to money [initiatives] — start-ups have drained from Ukraine,” he said.To stem the permanent loss in talent, Kartashov and other leaders in the tech community are working to raise 20 million to 30 million euros in funding to restart Ukraine’s ecosystem. Every one of his roughly 50 employees continues to hold their day job and does some kind of volunteer work after-hours to support the country’s war effort, he said.Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials saySome are helping fight on the front lines, while others are helping Ukrainian politicians lobby U.S. officials and others for war funding.