The Ukrainian ‘ IT Army ’ – a volunteer group of around 200,000 people – are actively engaged in a cyber conflict with Moscow .

Firms from Western Europe , North America , and Asia have moved to the Ukraine in recent times to tap into a large pool of technical talent on the eastern border of the European Union .

Before the conflict , there were 285,000 IT professionals in the country , according to the IT Ukraine Association .

Having produced several homegrown tech unicorns in the country – including DevOps platform GitLab and typing assistant company Grammarly – it remains to be seen how long-term the effects will be on Ukraine ’ s technology professionals and the industry as a whole . But as of now , many of these IT professionals are engaged in a battle for their own independence and way of life .

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