As war rages, Ukrainian-American couple with newborn, stranded in Kyiv, open bakery

A Ukrainian-American couple who traveled from New York to Kyiv for enterprise say they may not escape the Ukrainian capital metropolis earlier than the struggle broke out Feb. 24 as a result of they welcomed a brand new child simply days earlier than the Russian invasion, which prevented them from leaving. Now they’re turning to the bread enterprise to complement their revenue.

Worldwide officers “have been telling folks it’s a must to go away as a result of there’s the opportunity of struggle however my spouse being 9 months pregnant [made that] not possible,” mentioned Sergii Nosenko.

Nosenko, an American green-card holder, and his spouse Daria, who was born in Ukraine however has American citizenship, say they left New York final fall to go to household and search enterprise alternatives of their residence nation.

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“We lived in New York for over ten years now,” mentioned Daria.

However after arriving, and as an obvious struggle with Russia grew to become extra of a actuality, Daria, then 9 months pregnant, couldn’t go away the nation.

“Now he’s a month previous,” Daria mentioned, referring to her baby, “and we will’t actually return to the U.S. as a result of the U.S. Embassy left the nation.”

Additional issues

Additional complicating their scenario is that Sergii, who unsuccessfully ran as a candidate within the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election, isn’t but at U.S. citizen and falls throughout the Ukrainian combating age and due to this fact can not go away Ukraine’s borders.

The couple poses after getting married
(Sergii and Daria Nosenko)

“Ukrainians beneath 60, they can not go away the nation due to the navy state,” Daria advised Fox Information.

With the struggle limiting enterprise alternatives for Sergii, who works in finance, the couple turned to baking to earn money.

“We needed to provide you with a special supply of revenue so we began baking New York-style bagels and Italian focaccia bread and promoting it to native shops,” Daria mentioned.

The couple started baking New York fashion bagels in Ukraine
(Sergii and Daria Nosenko)

The couple makes use of Instagram to advertise their bakery merchandise.

Despite the fact that Daria technically may go away the nation to hitch hundreds of thousands of different refugees throughout Europe’s, the household plans to remain collectively for the lengthy haul.

“We don’t wish to separate,” Sergii mentioned. “We take into account [the U.S] our residence.”