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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edd Dracott

REVEALED: British ukrainian student hears phantom air sirens after weeks in a war zone | Rare Historical Photos

A British-Ukrainian student who has been aiding the response to the Russian invasion has said she hears “phantom air sirens” after weeks of war in her country.

Since the invasion on February 24, Valentina Butenko, who is from Kyiv and studies politics at University College London, has been helping to coordinate refugees’ access to help – connecting people with food, shelter and transport so they can flee to the border.

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