FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — Nataliya Kravchenko might live in the Cincinnati area now, but she grew up in Ukraine. She still has relatives overseas in Ukraine while all of Russia’s attacks are happening.

She said her father currently cares for her grandmother there.

“My days are not fun. I’m doing a lot of trying to make some sort of solution—sending them money when I can, support them financially, and talk to them with moral support. It’s hard because I want to cry all the time, but I know I have no right to do that when I’m talking to them,” Kravchenko said.

She paints blue and yellow on cookies to create the Ukrainian flag with Brian Lewis, the lead cake decorator at Little Flour Baked Goods.

He said he wanted to do something to help people overseas in Ukraine and brought the idea to the shop. The idea is to sell Ukrainian flag decorated cookies where part of the proceeds will go to Cincy4Ukraine and help get supplies, such as medical supplies to the civilian soldiers, overseas.

“I think the idea I came up with is allowing people in the community to give back in some small way,” he said.

Lewis said it’s taken off—with several people ordering these tasty treats to help the cause. Lewis said people ordering can call the shop at (859) 341-2253.

Kravchenko said it’s small gestures like this that keep people in Ukraine staying positive.

“Someone is doing something. And it brings hope. Hope is everything they have left. There is not much anything else they can rely on,” she said.