RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- What started as a mother's mission to feed her children healthy food has turned into a growing small business, Arti Bar , for a Ukrainian refugee in Raleigh.

Viktoriia Gorbachevska fled Ukraine in 2022 with her husband and two young sons after the war with Russia began.

"I left my home the very first day when we heard the explosion. It was 4 a.m. We packed one backpack and moved toward the border," she said.

Working with the U.S. State Department, the family was resettled in Raleigh, where a local woman welcomed them into her home for six months. Gorbachevska said the kindness helped restore her trust in people.

Starting over in North Carolina meant adjusting to a new language, new rules, and new food. In Ukraine, Gorbachevska cooked everything from scratch,

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