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Update from Massachusetts🎥

WCK’s Chika is in Yarmouth, a town on Cape Cod that was hit hard by the recent blizzard in the Northeast U.S. Our teams are serving meals alongside local partners like Family Table Collaborative to keep scaling up so we can reach more families. #ChefsForMassachusetts

Neighbors gather at warming centers known as “Points of Invincibility” to receive a hot meal, warm up, and charge their phones—small moments of comfort and connection during incredibly difficult days.
#ChefsForUkraine (2/2)

For over a week, WCK has been supporting residents of Odesa during ongoing blackouts—serving hot soup to families without electricity or gas.
Across the city, many apartment buildings remain in the dark. #ChefsForUkraine (1/2)

WCK is responding in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where severe rainstorms have caused landslides and flooding. WCK teams are working to serve meals to families and first responders.

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#ChefsForBrazil

Rafael is not new to disaster response in Colombia—he’s been responding to floods & displacement in his region for 15+ years. Now, he’s working with WCK teams to support flood-impacted families in Córdoba with food kits & making sure members of his community feel supported & seen. #ChefsForColombia

When additional support is needed, our teams help keep meals going without interruption. Since launching the first kitchen in December 2024, we’ve expanded to 40 kitchens in cities across the country—standing alongside communities as they care for one another. #ChefsForUkraine (2/2)

Across Ukraine, WCK community kitchens are creating spaces of warmth, dignity, and resilience.
Set up in shelters and temporary housing, these kitchens are equipped with the tools families need to cook for themselves—restoring choice and comfort during uncertain times. #ChefsForUkraine (1/2)

WCK's #ChefsForGaza team is working alongside medical staff to support children facing acute malnutrition by providing specialized, nutrient-dense supplements. In a place where access to food & medical care remains deeply constrained, this support can mean the difference between decline & recovery.

Her generosity became the inspiration for Pink Door Catering & Market, where Chef Matt & his team keep that kindness alive in their community. Now, they’re partnering with WCK to serve up sandwiches & trays of baked penne for families impacted by the recent blizzard. #ChefsForMassachusetts (2/2)

Olha lives in a multi-story building in Odesa that remains without gas following Russian attacks. For her and her neighbors, cooking at home isn’t possible. That’s why neighbors are gathering at WCK-supported Invincibility Points, where hot food and a sense of community are waiting.
#ChefsForUkraine

Russian authorities claim Ukrainian missile attack on Belgorod Oblast leaves outages, occupied Luhansk oil depot reportedly struck Ukraine struck the Russian city of Belgorod and a surrounding district with missiles, leaving outages, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed overnight on Feb. 27.

⚡️Russian authorities claim Ukrainian missile attack on Belgorod Oblast leaves outages, occupied Luhansk oil depot reportedly struck.

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 27, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Why are Hungary and Slovakia still using Russian oil?

Zelensky sees 'window' for peace deal before US midterms According to Zelensky, the U.S. has the power to bring the war to an end but only by exerting stronger pressure on Putin through sanctions and supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine.

⚡️ Zelensky sees 'window' for peace deal before US midterms.

According to Zelensky, the U.S. has the power to bring the war to an end, but only by exerting stronger pressure on Putin through sanctions and supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine.

Russia, Ukraine, agree to 'local truce' at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to repair key backup power line "Demining activities are ongoing to ensure safe access for the repair teams," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

⚡️ Russia, Ukraine, agree to 'local truce' at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to repair key backup power line.

"Demining activities are ongoing to ensure safe access for the repair teams," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

Despite wartime reforms, Ukraine’s state-owned company clean-up still misses the mark Ukraine’s reset of its state-owned companies has won back some of the trust from Western partners after the country’s worst wartime corruption scandal, but critics warn it doesn’t do enough to address...

Ukraine’s reset of its state-owned companies has won back some of the trust from Western partners after the country’s worst wartime corruption scandal, but critics warn it doesn’t do enough to address the main issue — government interference.

Philip Morris suffered $16 million in damages after Russian strike on Kharkiv factory Flames burned through 5,000 square meters of the factory, and nearly a month after the Jan. 30 attack, the company is still assessing the full extent of the damage.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris calculated at least $16 million in damages after a Russian strike last month tore apart a warehouse in Kharkiv and damaged a raw materials warehouse, Serhii Kalnoochenko, the CFO of the company’s Ukrainian branch, told Forbes Ukraine on Feb. 27.

While emergency response remains at the heart of our work in Ukraine, crisis alone does not define our approach. By investing in local kitchens, supply networks, and innovative food programs, we’re helping build resilience so Ukrainians are better equipped to care for one another. (1/2)

WCK is en route to the Northeast United States, where a blizzard has left families without electricity and heat, disrupting food access, with communities in Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, among the hardest hit.
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WCK’s #ChefsForColombia teams are doing everything we can to ensure families impacted by the floods get the support they need. Many roads in La Palma are still flooded, limiting residents' access to food, so we brought hot meals from local restaurant partners directly to the hardest hit communities.

WCK and all other humanitarian organizations, need immediate, regular humanitarian access so aid can flow safely and reliably from Egypt into Gaza. WCK will maintain our feeding operations as long as we have the food required. #ChefsForGaza (3/3)

Lately, that number has not been enough. While we are able to maintain our meal operations, we will not be able to do so indefinitely unless the flow is consistent and sustained. We are constructively working with all parties involved to solve this supply chain issue. #ChefsForGaza (2/3)

World Central Kitchen is continuing humanitarian assistance in Gaza. To maintain our meal numbers, and for all humanitarian organizations working in Gaza to continue their important work, a consistent flow of aid trucks must cross every day from Egypt into Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)

'Our sacrifices are worth freedom' — Ukrainian troops who have fought since 2014 look back Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago today — Feb. 24, 2022. For many Ukrainians, particularly those from Donbas and Crimea, the war began in 2014. To mark the anniversary...

Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago today — Feb. 24, 2022. For many Ukrainians, particularly those from Donbas and Crimea, the war began in 2014.

Russia's Transneft cuts oil intake after Ukrainian strike on Druzhba pipeline hub, Reuters reports Damage from the attack forced Transneft to cut crude oil intake by 250,000 barrels per day and could cause further problems for Russian oil exports, affecting volumes and quality of oil shipped, indus...

⚡️Russia's Transneft cuts oil intake after Ukrainian strike on Druzhba pipeline hub, Reuters reports.

Damage from the attack forced Transneft to cut crude oil intake by 250,000 barrels per day and could cause further problems for Russian oil exports, industry sources said.

We want an explanation of what US interests are in the Russian port of Novorossiysk, in the midst of this war, and why they have no interest in the Ukrainian port of Odessa.And why did it prohibit Ukraine from attacking ships in port, and what is the importance of that to the US?

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 25, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At least 5 killed, 18 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day The Air Force said that Russia attacked Ukraine with 115 drones overnight, of which around 60 were Shahed-type. It reported downing 95 drones in the north, south, and east of Ukraine.

⚡️ At least 5 killed, 18 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day.

The Air Force said that Russia attacked Ukraine with 115 drones overnight.

1st Ukrainian drone factory starts production in UK, Zaluzhnyi says Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the launch of Ukrainian drone company Ukrspecsystems' production in the U.K. has "a deep strategic logic" for integration into the British defense industry.

⚡️1st Ukrainian drone factory starts production in UK, Zaluzhnyi says.

Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.K., Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that the launch of production by the Ukrainian drone company Ukrspecsystems in the U.K. has "a deep strategic logic" for integration into the British defense industry.

4 Ukrainian defense companies sign partnership deals with European allies valued at nearly $950 million The Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry said the agreements include cooperation in the production of aerial and ground drones, as well as preparations to scale up products on the European market.

⚡️4 Ukrainian defense companies sign partnership deals with European allies valued at nearly $950 million.

"We are expanding joint production of drones to defend against Russian attacks today and to defend and deter in the future," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an X post on Feb. 25.