The destruction included smashed windows, an uprooted stair railing, and signs left behind with messages like "Don't eat at the Putin House."Īs he swept up the glass, McGovern says, a passerby shot him the middle finger.
"We were an easy target," said co-owner Aaron McGovern, estimating up to $20,000 in damage.īroken windowpanes are covered at Russia House restaurant in Washington, which was vandalized after Russia invaded Ukraine The restaurant has since been vandalized twice, in what police characterized as a hate crime, and its owners are contemplating whether to reopen at all given the public's new distaste for all things Russia. Owners had been on the verge of reopening after a two-year Covid hiatus when President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. Instead, she now has three volunteers helping manage the masses and run water to tables.Ībby Wright, a 23-year-old seated outside D Light Cafe over the weekend said she had come with her friends "understanding fully that there's more tangible ways to support Ukraine than just buying coffee."īut the experience, she said, allowed her to have "a little contact with that culture."Ī dozen blocks away, at Russia House, a Washington staple for more than two decades, the picture could not be more different.
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Overwhelmed, Derun stopped giving free Ukrainian flag cookies to people who came in to make donations in hopes it would keep the crowds down - and at one point contemplated halting fundraising for Ukraine altogether.īut after raising $7,500, she couldn't put away the donation box. On weekdays, the pastry case is quickly emptied by a constant stream of customers. "We don't really sleep at night because we always keep checking (the news) but then we have to be here early morning," Anastasiia Derun told AFP.Īnastasiia and Vira Derun, sisters and owners of D Light Cafe and Bakery, say they are getting little sleep since their homeland Ukraine was invaded between keeping tabs on family and running a restaurantĭuring the weekend, dozens of people wait outside the cafe. The pair are wracked with fear for their family.Īnd now, they are grappling with non-stop throngs of customers at their door. Sisters Anastasiia and Vira Derun, who own D Light Cafe and Bakery in the Adams Morgan neighborhood, kontraktor acp are from Bila Tserkva, a city south of Kyiv that has found itself on the direct path of cruise missiles launched at the capital from the Black Sea.
With the war an ocean away, restaurants have become something of a culinary frontline for Americans to channel support for Kyiv by queuing for a seat and a pastry - while hoping to inflict a bit of pain on Moscow, if only by proxy.
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Blocks away, at the city's long-popular Russia House restaurant, five windows have been smashed in and owners are thinking they may not reopen. Since the Russian invasion began, lines have stretched down the street outside a Ukrainian-owned cafe in a trendy part of Washington.
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A Senior Certified Professional ( SHRM-SCP), Effie Holds an undergraduate Degree in Law from Middlesex University and Post Graduate Certificates in Human Resources from Middlesex University and Cranfield University UK.Įffie is responsible for all aspects of d.light’s people strategy globally including organizational development, integrated talent management, leadership development and culture and will work with the Executive Committee to ensure d.light continues to improve employee experience and builds a culture that attracts retains and develops the best teams.Since Russia invaded Ukraine, lines have formed to get into Ukrainian-owned D Light Cafe and Bakery in Washington Prior to Capability Trust, Effie was Regional HR Director for Opportunity International leading HR teams across 8 countries in Africa. Prior to joining d.light Effie was Executive Director of Capability Trust a full-service HR Consulting firm in Ghana. Effie’s background includes senior leadership roles in HR Consulting, Banking and Retail. As the Senior Director of People Effie Cooke comes with over 25 years of invaluable experience in leading HR teams and supporting senior executives in people, culture and organizational development.
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