On a sign at a roundabout at the entrance to the village, Ukraine has replaced the Fuentes de Andalucia and the blue and yellow flag of the country has been painted next to it. The streets have been renamed Kiev, Odessa and Mariupol City in the village with more than 7,100 inhabitants east of Seville. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “The main goal is to raise awareness about the conflict in Ukraine, but also about where the countries are at war right now,” Francisco Martinez told Reuters as he stood on a street in the city of Kiev. A cyclist walks past a sign reading “City of Kyiv Street” after changing it from its original name, as other street names have also been changed to include names of Ukrainian cities in support of Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the city of Fuentes de Andalucia, near Seville, southern Spain, April 16, 2022. The sign reads, “Numancian resistance of a city against the Russian invader.” REUTERS / Jon Nazca read more Martinez said the name change was more than a gesture and villagers had also raised 3,500 euros ($ 3,780) in two days to a scheduled refugee center. The village wants to offer homes to up to 25 refugees in the center or with families. Rafael Osuna, 68, a retiree, said he would take a Ukrainian couple to his home. “The people of Fuentes are very proud of what we do,” he said. “As I live alone and have a big house, I thought about getting a couple of Ukrainians for a while.” ($ 1 = 0.9254 euros) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Graham Keeley, additional report by Jon Nazca, Catherine Macdonald, Edited by Angus MacSwan Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
