War in Ukraine: They called it “the divine soup” because for two months it fed the people trapped in Azovstal with little supplies

In the underground shelters of the steel factory “Azofstal” in Mariupola young woman, Natalia, for two months cooked food for children and adults using limited amounts of food and strengthening their morale with this activity. The children called it “Divine soup” !.

Natalia’s work was mentioned by the city council of Mariupol, in a post she made on Telegramwhich included a related video with her who managed to reach Zaporizhia after the evacuation of the civilians from the factory.

«The divine soup. That’s what the children called Natalia in Azofstal. He cooked food in the shelters of the factory. Together with the children they painted the food they ate in their homes. Then they tried to “incorporate” in the paintings the products at their disposal. “So the dough in the water and the canned food became the most delicious food in the world”, it is mentioned in the post of the municipal council.

Natalia herself stated that she and her husband stayed in Azofstal shelter two months and four days and their cooking helped them to live and was a motivation in the closed and dark basement.

“We cooked food for the children, for the adults. The children did not keep my name, so I told them you would call me “divine soup”. And that was a motivation. I brought them paintings, we did a competition… This kept you awake and you went to prepare their breakfast and for the adults the lunch. This gave you great strength to stay upright“, Says Natalia.

The city council in its post, referring to the strength that these people found in the shelters of Azofstal, points out in its post: “War, around death, bombs fall every minute, and they continue to struggle to live, believe in the best and give each other love».

On May 9, the head of the Donetsk region military administration, Pavel Kirilenko, stated that more than 100 civilians are still at the shelters of the Azofstal plant. According to statements by the Deputy Prime Minister Of Ukraine At least a thousand Ukrainian fighters, including “hundreds of wounded”, are still in the steel industry. Azovstalin Mariupolwhich is besieged by Russian troops.