KHARKIV (Ukraine) — When Mr Fuminori Tsuchiko arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last year, he said he wanted to do anything he could to help people following Russia's invasion.
Moved by the plight of residents forced by Russian shelling to shelter in subway stations, the 75-year-old Japanese national from Tokyo decided to stay.
He and a Ukrainian he met in the station have now opened a free cafe in Kharkiv's Saltivka neighbourhood — mainly thanks to what he said were donations made by Japanese people via social media.
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