Russia’s invasion of Ukraine touches all aspects of life, including the HVAC business. Many companies have limited their transactions with Russia, and the Ukrainian trade association asks for even more companies to take these steps. And for one HVAC contractor, the conflict is very personal.
According to press reports, Olex Shumishyn, principal of Murphy Mechanical in Escondido, California, traveled to the Ukrainian border with Moldova to help bring supplies into the country and his daughter out of it. Shumishyn is a Ukrainian native who studied at Odessa National Economics University. His daughter lives there now with his ex-wife. Shumishyn told a local news station he wants them both to leave with him. He recently returned to the United States.