Saturday marks two years since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war. A new coffee roaster in Camden is providing direct aid to support those in Ukraine.

Maksym Isakov is many things. One thing he is not is afraid of a challenge.

Entrepreneur, refugee, husband and father, Isakov answers to them all. He is also a survivor. The 27-year-old Ukrainian has weathered a storm of unfortunate circumstance and emerged with his family, and dreams, intact.

A year after bombs fell on Maksym Isakov’s Ukrainian community, he launched his coffee roasting business on the midcoast of Maine.

After partnering with a local entrepreneur and collaborating with a nearby coffee roaster, Isakov has created Kavka Coffee, headquartered in Lincolnville, Maine.