Mariana Kachun, 19, fled to York after her university in Ternopil was bombed in April 2022.
A Ukrainian teenager who fled to Yorkshire after her university was bombed has spoken of her gratitude at being given a scholarship to continue her studies in the UK.
Ms Kachun said she felt "very emotional" at having the chance to continue her studies, adding that she felt it was a "good time" to be able to restart them.The Ternopil region was one of the areas attacked by Russian forces early on in the War in Ukraine As a result she and her mum fled Ternopil, in the west of Ukraine, in April of that year and ended up in North Yorkshire.
"Everything is getting better now and we’re getting used to England now as it was a culture shock at first.Ms Kachun discovered she had the chance to continue her nursing studies in York while being presented a Rising Star award at the Hospitality Association York Awards on 5 September. He explained that Ms Kachun's manager at Middlethorpe Hall had sent a submission, asking for her to be considered for an award and he was so impressed with what he read that he asked the university to give her a scholarship.
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