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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:

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.

Ukraine is home to some of the world’s most fertile black soil, known as chernozem, which has shaped the country’s agricultural identity for centuries. In many families, gardening is not treated as a hobby so much as part of the rhythm of the year: planting in spring, preserving in summer and autumn, and sharing food…

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.

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, WCK teams have been on the ground each and every day, serving and caring for their neighbors. As the years have passed and the situation on the ground has changed, we’ve innovated and developed various different programs, ranging from seeds and greenhouses to stoves and kitchen renovations. Still,…