San Antonio's Laika Cheesecake holding fundraiser for Ukrainian military on anniversary of invasion

Last March, Alamo Heights sweet shop Laika Cheesecake & Espresso raised more than $70,000 to support the Ukrainian armed forces shortly after Russian invaded that country. This weekend, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, Laika’s Ukraine-born owners plan to do it again. Store proprietors Anna Afanasieva and Viktor Krizm — both Ukrainian immigrants —revealed Tuesday on social media that all of its sales on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 will go to the military of their native country.
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