Olga Has Prepared Food for Ukrainian Soldiers for Four Years, but Poisoning Attempts Have Shaken Their Trust
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- Olga Bulenoka has prepared food for Ukrainian soldiers at home for four years, earning their trust through regular food deliveries.
- Soldiers call her baked goods “mom’s cupcakes” and travel to Kryvyi Rih to collect the packages.
- Her work includes baking large quantities, buying ingredients with her last money, and cooking for wounded soldiers treated in a hospital.
For four years, Olga Bulenoka has prepared food at home for Ukrainian soldiers. The troops call her baked goods “mom’s cupcakes,” and some travel to Kryvyi Rih specifically to collect her latest food package.
Olga and her husband, Viktor, have built the soldiers’ trust over time. That trust became especially important after attempts to poison people involved in providing food left them wary of what they eat.
The couple once baked 1,500 pies in a single day. They have also used their last money to buy ingredients and prepared food for wounded and hungry soldiers receiving treatment in a hospital.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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