A Russian missile destroys the NGO of chef José Andrés in Kharkov

The humanitarian mission of chef José Andrés in Ukraine has received a heavy blow from Russian troops. A missile launched by Putin’s soldiers has hit the project’s headquarters in Kharkov. Four participants from the cook’s NGO, World Central Kitchen, have been injured. In addition, there is a deceased who was not part of the mission, its director, Nate Mook, has reported.

The attack took place on Saturday and the projectile hit the kitchen of a local restaurant where the NGO worked. “This is the reality here: cooking is a heroic act of bravery,” Mook said in a video where he appears in front of a destroyed building surrounded by rubble. “A tremendous amount of destruction for no reason,” he lamented.

World Central Kitchen is dedicated to preparing meals for Ukrainians living in areas liberated from the Russian invasion, as well as at border crossings to countries west of Ukraine. José Andrés is very committed to this project, which he has been developing in person since almost the beginning of the Russian invasion. Yesterday, the cook was in Chernihiv, north of the capital, when he learned of what had happened.

The chef himself has lamented the “massacre” caused by the bombing in a message posted on his Twitter account. “The Russian attacks against civil buildings, markets, churches, etc., must end,” he said, after asking the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the opposition leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, a “bipartisan” response. ” against the war. “The people of Ukraine deserve our respect and admiration,” said the chef.