We travel to Ukraine time and again to provide refugees, children and military personnel with French fries and snacks, and then make it as cozy as possible with music and cozily decorated tents so people can escape from the intense reality for a while. Per day we give away up to 2,000 servings of French fries and snacks. We went dozens of times since February 2022 and in total we already gave away hundreds of thousands of trays of French fries and snacks.

We also help war victims in other ways both with relief goods and also financially. In addition, we recently opened our shelter 80 km from the front where we can accommodate up to 85 people. Our guests come from the most extreme circumstances from areas where fleeing on their own is often not possible. Therefore, we work together with Denis Khrystov who evacuates people from these areas at the risk of their lives. Then he usually brings them to our shelter.

Our upcoming trip:
At the moment we have just returned from eastern Ukraine but are already busy organizing our next trip. Within a few weeks we will travel again.

The past trip: We started in central Ukraine where we were joined by Dutch politicians. They were very impressed by our work but more so by the images they saw there. They could see with their own eyes what the war has done in Bucha, Irpin and Borodyanka.
Then, without the politicians, we continued to the east where we fried French fries in Sviatogirsk and in Kramatorsk, among other places.


We also joined Denis Krhrystov for an evacuation action 2 km from the zero line.... This hero risks his life daily to bring people to safety. We went along for only 1 day but being constantly under risk of artillery fire and the danger of drones was a very intense experience

We were with doctors transferring wounded soldiers from an armored vehicle into an ambulance at a point a few miles from the zero line. What we saw there was terrible.

You can see videos of all these actions on the “retrospective” page.

Our December (Christmas) trip, although not in frontline areas, was still a very special one. We baked French fries for the elderly, wounded soldiers and at an orphanage. At the military hospital we got to bake for great heroes, many of whom were severely wounded by mine blasts, drone attacks or shelling. At the orphanage we had the most special day. It was great to join Santa in handing out French fries, snack treats and gifts. The other days we baked at public locations with often more than 2,000 visitors a day.

We were involved in a heavy missile strike in Kramatorsk during our 12th trip, on June 27. While we were eating quietly in the restaurant an Iskander cruise missile (type K) struck, in the restaurant. This is a heavy ballistic missile weighing more than 3,800 kilograms! In the process, 13 people died and more than 60 were injured. Fortunately, exactly in the stretch where we were sitting, the roof did not collapse which proved to be our salvation. We were so extremely lucky, it is almost impossible to describe. Unfortunately, several acquaintances of ours did die that day including two girls of 14 and a girl of 17.

What happened that day only strengthened our feelings to support Ukraine.