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Ukrainian celebrity chef serves up free meals for refugees

Ukrainian celebrity chef Ievgen Klopotenko. [REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis]

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.

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