Ukrainian airman found working side hustle at Kherson Green Beans
Jet mechanic skills currently less valuable than caffeination
Ukrainian Airman Oksana Preso in front of the newest Green Beans Coffee
KHERSON, Ukraine — Green Beans Coffee, a common sight on U.S. military installations, has opened its first location in the Donetsk Oblast battleground region with the help of a resourceful junior enlisted Ukrainian airman, sources confirm.
Green Beans cofounder Jason Araghi told Duffel Blog his company’s rapid-recon force worked with Air Force Private First Class Oksana S. Preso to open a café at Three Bayonets Roundabout in Kherson’s business district. “Oksana came through for us anytime we needed a business permit, or running water, or a door without bullet holes,” he said.
The coffee outlet is known for running cafés in active conflict zones for air and other forces’ personnel. The Kherson opening occupying a former Brown Rifle Chai Co. boutique, is the first Green Beans to open since Kherson was liberated from Russian military control.
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