French baker brings bread and comfort to war-hit Ukraine

France 24 · Feb 21, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Since the Russian invasion began in 2022, French baker Loïc Nervi – originally from the Var region – has repeatedly driven through war-torn Ukraine to bring fresh bread to civilians in hard-hit areas, turning an old truck into a mobile bakery to bake and distribute loaves to communities struggling amid the conflict.

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