5 h. ago 'I'm a Ukrainian refugee but visa rule means I could be sent back to hell'

Olga Pasichnyk fled to the UK when war broke out in Ukraine three years ago, but now her future and safety hangs in the balance due to a visa rule that affects many in her position

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9 h. ago Tory MP says refugees she hosted became her ‘Ukrainian wife and daughter’

Dame Caroline Dinenage said she joined the Homes for Ukraine scheme because she could not ‘stand by and do nothing’.

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30 h. ago Officials to explore housing Ukrainian refugees in Roman Abramovich properties

The Government was being pressed again on ending the stalemate over cash from the sale of Chelsea FC.

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3 d. ago 'We feel tired and hopeless': Ukrainian refugee reflects on three years of war

Hanna Zarytska said her friends and family in Ukraine “simply live each day without expectations”

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4 d. ago ‘People are so polite’: the Ukrainian refugee bonding with the British over borscht and chips

First Ukrainian refugee to arrive in UK after Russia invasion says even the British dogs are better behaved, but that ‘the weather is sad’Sharing a bowl of homemade Ukrainian borscht with your neighbours is one way to make friends in a new country, according to the first refugee to arrive in the UK after Russia invaded her country three years ago.Ukrainian refugee Valentyna Klymova, 72, now settled in Erith in Kent, has done just that, lovingly preparing the traditional soup containing beetroot, other vegetables and meat stock, served with a dollop of sour cream and rye bread. She offers it to English people she knows and says it has had a positive reception. In turn, she has embraced quintessentially British fish and chips, although she has not yet tried to cook it at home. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukrainian refugee’s artwork aims to ensure world ‘never forgets what Russia did’

Anastasiia Nekypila, an artist from Ukraine, hopes her paintings about Russia’s invasion will ensure people do not forget about the war.

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