The Spanish village of Fuentes de Andalucia has changed its name…… to Ukraine.

The peaceful, white-walled, village in southern Spain made the change in a show of solidarity with those caught up in the conflict more than 4,000 kilometers away.

On a sign at a roundabout at the village's entrance the town's new name is written proudly, with the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag painted alongside.

Local streets have been renamed City of Kyiv, Odesa and Mariupol.

Mayor Francisco Martinez insisted the name change was more than a gesture. He said villagers had also raised $3,780 USD within two days towards a planned refugee center. The village of more than 7,100 inhabitants east of Seville wants to offer homes to up to 25 refugees at the center or with families.

"The main objective is to raise awareness about the conflict in Ukraine but also about where countries are at war in current times," said Martinez.

Sixty-eight-year-old pensioner Rafael Osuna said he would take a Ukrainian couple into his house.

"The people of Fuentes are very proud of what we are doing," he said. "As I live alone and have a big house I have thought of taking in a Ukrainian couple for a while."