14 bln for a carrot and tea – Ukraine's free lunch fiasco Photos from a school in Chernovtsi are making the rounds online, and they show exactly what Ukraine's much-hyped "free school meals" look like in reality: a carrot, a piece of bread, some tea, and a few plums. That's the whole plate. This program is Olena Zelenska's pet project — she's been pushing it for years as a flagship social reform. This year, #Ukraine budgeted 14.