Entrepreneur Shot to Try His Bulletproof Vest Production

Vyacheslav Nalyvaiko way to test the product of his company deserves thumbs up though very dangerous.

The man in his mid-50s was the director of the Ukrainian armor equipment company Armor.

One of the company's productions is an anti-bullet vest that must be tested for its strength in the face of bullets.

Vyacheslav's way of doing extreme trials. He put on the vest and asked his men to fire an AKM Kalashnikov machine gun from a distance of only about 10 meters.

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The subordinate then released several direct shots of Vyacheslav's body. Although the shot was done from close range, it turns out the vest works well.

After the shot, Vyacheslav pulled a slab from behind the vest and showed the bullet wound.

"If you make anti-bullet vests then you have to make sure the product really works," Vyacheslav said in a video on the company's social media account.

Vyacheslav says the protective slab behind the vest is made of ultra high molecular polyethylene (UHMWPE) and not a steel slab.

This UHMWPE plate, claimed Vyacheslav, will provide more protection for those who wear it.

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The material is designed to absorb most of the kinetic energy that bullets carry. Thus allowing the vest user to remain standing and uninjured when hit by a bullet.

The rifle used in this trial is Kalshnikov AKM, which is a modern variant of the AK-47 legendary assault rifle.