Normalimity flavor in the city of Ukraine in Sloviaiansk

Serhii Kovalov does not like sushi. The restaurant in eastern Ukraine does not do sushi chef.

However, when customers want to do so, Mr. Kovalov, both enemy fire and a regular supply chain to buy fresh fish for Philadelphia, fresh fish until Sloviaiansk

Now the Russian forces are closer and the life is drawing further, many Slovaki residents are worried. Mr. Kovalov is not. He tries to serve soldiers and civilians who want a comfort or taste of something special after the war for more than three years.

“I know I need it here,” he said. “So I’m staying.”

Sushi has been a long time ago wildly popular This treatment for people in Ukraine and in Sloya provides a normal sense of needy.

When Sloviiansk came under attack In February 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale occupation, Sushi, Mr. Kovalov’s restaurant, Slavnyi Horodun or “Short City” in the menu.

The only restaurant in the city open in the first days of the war was the only restaurant and the suppliers would not surrender.

“Thus, we have started to establish completely new logistics routes,” Mr Kovalov said. Build a new seller and colleagues moved to the center and Western Ukraine. To return the goods along the active frontline, Mr. Kovalov sometimes walked for a walk.

As people escaped, the restaurant workers became “family” and “family” and “family”.

No water or electricity, foods were cooked on the edge of the fire. Finally, a restaurant took a generator and drilled a well, drilled with the intention to keep his doors open with Mr. Kovalov.

After destroying his apartment after a rocket, Mr. Kovalov left for the restaurant – shaking.

“It was probably the hardest day by bringing myself together on my way to work. I had to decide quickly: either leave, or take the team into this vehicle,” he said. “I walked with a smile and said,” It’s ok. We are lucky this time – the second birthday. Let’s not work. “”

In all this difficulty, why would sushi present – requires a special storage and refrigerator – from the menu?

“It started with the demand,” he said, just betrayed the degree of work school. “There were no sushi restaurants in the city, and the guests began to ask.”

“I insisted on it,” he insisted.

Today, Kiev contains partners who have been shocked and chosen, selected by “very fresh” raw fish and are full of chilled dishes.

The road Kharkov, then the attacks of the traces of the scenes, Russian bombings, the tale of the occupation and bitter struggles. Passes a forest covered with snow Once filled with mass graves Works close enough to the occupied territories to get the victims of the occupational victims and Russian stations in the radio.

About 40 minutes of the footprint, highway and Donetsk, the region of the Slovans house. The Russian forces seized a large part of Donetsk and aims to seize them all.

Fish trucks, on the northern edge of the city entering the northern edge of the city, the tourists who searched the treatment of a spa in better periods of a salt. Most spa buildings have reduced the demolition and the mill in the ruins of the soldiers.

Anti-tank barriers lead to the city center like a floaneous brick houses in the city center, some people left the attacks.

Despite the wounds, Sloviansk is noisy. The cars of cars are waved in the ducks in the park for the soldiers and children.

However, pressure is an installation from a nearby heavy battle. Russian forces push the Chasiv Large to a city of 30 miles. To do this, Kramatsk can help clean the way to accept it – the residents are afraid by putting the neighboring Sloviaians.

Zoya Trubytsyna, 68, the suitcase has already been harvested.

“The front line is approaching,” he said. “If something happens in Kramatsk, we will all leave.”

Life is already becoming more difficult, said, the power was cut and with blasts day and night.

However, Mr. Kovalov still manages the opening of the restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

When a coffee woke up and talking to the servers, he sat a morning crowd. Anyone in the air railed no one was eating when I cried.

Blue pickups decorated with hand-written hearts, lined up behind the cashier to start the lunch cane after about an hour.

The long crazy meter has hot meals, salads and sweets. The sushi station sat in the end, hangs above with Maki and Tempura’s photos.

A soldier added a roll of a philadelphia roll, blood sausage and a bowl of Lasagna.

“Honestly, the 33-year-old soldier, who called Sushi not delicious,” Siesta “, said” Siesta “. But” It’s a way to feel something famous as “to be in the house.”

In a civilian, Siesta, Kiev said he would go for sushi with friends. However, food choices are basic with a mechanized battalion defending the city of Lyman nearby. Slovia said that “so much soy sauce”, he said.

Slavnyi Horod is no longer the only sushi stain in town; There are several. Three blocks are a “big roll” connected to months after full-scale occupation. Since the rejuvenation, the owner has not stopped, the owner, now only the short-term fish supply, the owner Natalia Gordienko said.

“We do not know what will happen next,” said salmon rolls. “What is the spare point if power is cut?”

People are also afraid of Russian holidays, ordering “Quick, Quick,” by ordering “Quick, Quick” when they seize.

Mr. Kovalov’s restaurant is the most popular in 21 rolls, Philadelphia Roll – Somee Master, DMYTRO – with salmon and cream cheese. He seems to reject his popularity – “It’s not really in nature” – but never sushi fan.

“Raw fish always doubts,” he said.

Still, DMYtro, which only wants to be used with the security reasons for the first name, follows youtube videos to learn new techniques. But he is not sure that he will stay forever with sushi.

“I don’t feel like planning something at this point, “he said, he whispered an order like a waitress.” There is a war in our country and it is difficult to know what tomorrow will bring. “

His boss, Mr. Kovalov, not immune to uncertainty. It is under pressure by saying that the front line in Donetsk is under pressure, “We are afraid every day.”

So far, it is not an option to leave.

“It doesn’t just make sense in other places.” “I’ve already found my goal here.”

Oleksandr chubko Contributing report.