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  • Join World Central Kitchen on Monday, May 4, 2026 at the Embassy of Ukraine for a special open house as part of Passport DC’s Around the World Embassy Tour. This free community event offers a unique opportunity to learn about our ongoing food relief efforts in Ukraine and experience the flavors of Ukrainian culture.

    05/02/2026
    Passport DC’s Around the World Embassy Tour
  • World Central Kitchen (WCK) and the Embassy of Ukraine are proud to announce a special multi-sensory event, “Stories of Hope: Nourishing Resilience in Ukraine,” hosted as part of Passport DC’s Around the World Embassy Tour. This free, community-focused event will offer the public a unique opportunity to engage with WCK’s ongoing food relief efforts, experience…

    4/29/2026
    Media Alert: Stories of Hope: Nourishing Resilience in Ukraine, Hosted with the Embassy of Ukraine
  • WCK’s team in Ukraine is supporting passengers and crew from a train struck by a Russian drone today.

    1/27/2026
    WCK Serves Passengers After Drone Strike Hits Train in Ukraine
  • As the Russian invasion of Ukraine and WCK’s response there both enter their fifth year, WCK teams are still working hard to provide families across the country with comforting meals during dark times. WCK Ukraine’s Response Director, Yuliya, has answers to some of your most frequently asked questions about our work in Ukraine:

    4/07/2026
    #ChefsForUkraine FAQs: WCK’s Response Director Answers Your Questions
  • Today, May 14, humanitarian workers in Kherson, Ukraine came under attack. World Central Kitchen (WCK) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) vehicles were hit in separate drone attacks.

    5/14/2026
    Media Alert: WCK & UN Vehicles Attacked in Ukraine
  • As Ukrainians face yet another grim milestone—the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion—World Central Kitchen renews its promise to stand beside them today, tomorrow, and for as long as we are needed. From the first cup of hot chocolate served in the earliest days of the invasion to the emergency distribution of warm bowls of…

    2/23/2026
    Media Alert: WCK Stands with Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Full-Scale Invasion
  • Yuliya, WCK’s Ukraine Response Director, joined WBUR’s Here & Now with Scott Tong to talk about what our response to the war in Ukraine actually looks like on the ground—and why, in times of crisis, food is more than aid. It is hope.

    4/30/2026
    NPR: WCK’s Yuliya on How Food Becomes a Lifeline in Ukraine War
  • Update from July 23, 2005 After a drone strike hit a WCK supplies warehouse in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, we didn’t stop. Our teams adapted to deliver food kits and water without interruption during repairs. Now, the facility is operating at full capacity, with local teams ensuring aid reaches communities. At approximately 5:00 AM local time, the…

    6/14/2025
    WCK Ukraine Supply Warehouse Struck by Drone
  • When Yevhen fled his home in Ukraine, he left behind everything—including his bakery.

    5/09/2025
    How One Ukrainian Lost Everything—and Brought His Bakery Back
  • Four years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion, World Central Kitchen made a simple promise: We stand with the people of Ukraine. Since those first days in 2022, WCK has served more than 295 million meals to Ukrainians surviving the war—at train stations and border crossings, in de-occupied towns, and in cities under constant…

    2/23/2026
    WCK’s Commitment to Ukraine