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A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to celebrity chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen was destroyed by a missile, according to a 

The nonprofit has been on the ground serving families fleeing Ukraine since the 

In a video posted to Twitter on Saturday, after the blast in the city of Kharkiv, Mook stood by what remained of the building that once held the restaurant that had been partnering with World Central Kitchen. A fire was still burning in a building behind him, he told viewers. Cars were burned out around him, with some parts strewn in the branches of bare trees above him.

Four of the partner restaurant's staff members were wounded, and there was "a lot of damage" to the kitchen. No one was killed in the restaurant, Mook said.

"This was a big hit, as you can see," he said. "Just a tremendous amount of carnage left behind for no reason."

 of the nonprofit, also responded to the news of the blast on Twitter, sending "a message of hope." In a 

 filmed outside a church on Easter Sunday, Andrés said that the four wounded staff members are "OK."

Staff members planned to cook at another location on Monday, Andrés said.

"You see, the goodness always shines through, and we're going to keep cooking and feeding as many people as we can," Andrés said.

World Central Kitchen has served food at hundreds of locations in Ukraine, NPR 

 last month. The nonprofit has also served food to refugees from sites in Hungary, Romania and Slovakia.  

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Rina Torchinsky

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The celebrity chef's nonprofit World Central Kitchen has been serving meals to families fleeing Ukraine. A restaurant that was partnering with the organization was destroyed by a Russian missile.

A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to chef José Andrés was destroyed by a missile

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