Former employee thanks Apple for help evacuating family from Ukraine

A former Apple employee has publicly thanked the company and CEO Tim Cook for their assistance in helping employees and their families in the city of Kharkiv to evacuate when Russia's invasion of the country encroached on the northeastern Ukrainian city.Companies like Apple protect and sometimes rescue employees. Image credit: Max KukurudziakKatrin Rezykova, who was previously at Apple as an engineer and developer, noted in a tweet on X.com on October 25th that she had 'never told' the story of how Apple evacuated her and her grandmother, among others, from Kharkiv. She said in her post that Apple had 'hired security contractors — translators, drivers, everything' to aid in the evacuation.Calling the story 'very internal and not for the press,' Rezykova also showed an undated email from Apple CEO Tim Cook, a follow-up after she had let Cook and others at Apple know the evacuation was successful. In his reply, Cook expressed thanks for the confirmation, and added 'Please give your Grandmother my best.' Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums