Ukrainian celebrity chef serves up free meals for refugees

Ukrainian celebrity chef Ievgen Klopotenko checks a borscht soup in his restaurant’s kitchen, in Lviv, Ukraine, March 29, 2022. Klopotenko, who came from Kyiv to Lviv when Russia’s attack on Ukraine started, opened a restaurant where he offers free meals for refugees. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - When Russia began its assault on Ukraine in February, Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko's gut reaction was not to pick up a gun.

His restaurant is called "Inshni", Ukrainian for "Others". Opened just over a week ago in the western city of Lviv, it serves free meals to anyone who asks for menu no. 2.