The decision to leave your homeland, family, friends, even pets, is one hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have had to make since Russia invaded a year ago.
Daria 23 and Natallia 28 outside the Shrewsbury Community Club
Odessa, a hugely strategic city on the coast was, said Nataliia, simply not safe, blockaded by the Russians. "I was a special needs teacher in Ukraine and did online teaching also. But with very little electricity which meant we often did not have the internet, it was so hard to teach," she said. The money raised was split between three different charities, hospitallers.life monstrov.org and vetcrew."It is so pretty, like a picture. I like the river. I love being near water and I miss the sea in Odessa – my friends there send me videos they take of the sea.
At 47 Vadym, a highly experienced building engineer, who has worked across Europe, knows that he will have to start from the beginning looking for a job. Regular coffee mornings give Ukrainians the chance to meet up with each other, use the facilities at the hub such as Wifi and access a range of services that are offered by the group, Shropshire Supports Refugees.
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