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More than 65,000 gas masks made in Wiltshire are to be sent out to troops in Ukraine to help them defend their country.
Avon Protection, in Melksham, has received two Nato orders to supply personal respirators as part of a multimillion-pound deal.
The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons on the battlefield, in violation of international laws.
Justin Hine, director of strategy and product management at Avon Protection, said: "Because of the urgency we've immediately jumped on this requirement, the respirators are in production now and we will be supplying them imminently."
