Four people were injured when a Russian missile struck a site used by the NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK) to run a solidarity kitchen for Ukrainian civilians in the eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday (16).
The director of the NGO, Nate Mook, reported on the attack, which took place on Saturday, via his Twitter account, where he shows pictures of the site and concludes that “cooking is a heroic act of courage”.
An update I hoped I’d never have to do. I’m with one @WCKitchen Restaurant in Kharkiv where I met your amazing team less than 24 hours ago. A rocket got stuck today. 4 employees were injured. Here’s the reality cooking is a heroic act of bravery. #ChefsForUkraine pic.twitter.com/AyU4fUnA61
— Nate Mook (@natemook) April 16, 2022
The NGO, founded by Spanish chef José Andrés, has been active in different parts of Ukraine practically since the start of the invasion, providing free hot food to refugees and other civilians affected by the conflict.
The Spanish chef himself has spent the last few days in the Kyiv region, having started working in the cities of Poland where the first Ukrainian refugees arrived.
Initially, it was reported on social media that four people had died in the attack on the NGO’s facilities in Kharkiv, but José Andrés himself later corrected the information, indicating that four were injured and that they were “recovering”.