A missile struck a humanitarian kitchen in Ukraine on Saturday that was working with World Central Kitchen to feed people impacted by the war, leaving four staff members wounded, the Associated Press reports.
“The @WCKitchen team and our fellow Ukrainians are unnerved but safe after a missile attack on a restaurant in Kharkiv,” World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés wrote on Twitter.
“Giving food in the middle of a senseless war is an act of courage, resilience, resistance… and we will continue cooking.”
World Central Kitchen CEO Nate Mook confirmed the incident in a post on Twitter. He shared a video showing the rubble after the attack that he says happened about 24 hours after he met with the restaurant’s team.
“This is the reality here — cooking is a heroic act of bravery,” Mook said.
Four members of staff were wounded during the attack. They are expected to be OK, Mook added. The team is moving all the food products and equipment from the kitchen to another location in Kharkiv.
“The work doesn’t stop!” Mook said.
Though there were no casualties at the humanitarian kitchen, the AP reports that at least nine people including a 15-year-old boy died after rockets hit a residential area in Kharkiv on Saturday.
World Central Kitchen has been operating at all eight Ukraine-Poland border crossings and serves hot meals to refugees 24 hours a day since shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. It also partners with local restaurants to prepare meals, according to its website.
