THE TRUTH ABOUT: Mykyta - The Untold Story

'Back Home': Family Who Fled Front Buried After Kyiv Strike

College sweethearts Mykyta and Sofia Lamekhov had simple dreams: safety for their family and a fresh start at life, away from the war they thought they had left behind in east Ukraine.

International Business Times · Aug 8, 2025

Inside the escape from a Ukraine border village as Putin’s forces closed in: ‘Mummy, when will this war end?’

A family of refugees now living in the city of Kharkiv recount to Tom Watling the horrifying story of their last-minute evacuation as Russian soldiers approached

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024

Heartbroken Ukrainian refugee left separated from son, 11, after sudden UK visa rule change

Olga Brandes-Shytikova is no longer eligible to sponsor her 11-year-old son to come to the UK

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024

Putin accuses West of using Ukraine to destroy his country as Russia launches latest missile salvo

Ukrainian President Zelensky responds by saying Moscow is in league with the devil

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Despite war, some Ukrainian families reunite for New Year

For millions of Ukrainians, many of them under Russian bombardment and grappling with power and water shortages, New Year's celebrations will be muted as Russia’s 10-month war rumbles on with no end in sight

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

These families were adopting Ukrainian orphans. Now they have to wait out Russia's war

Ukraine was the leading country Americans adopted from, but it halted adoptions this year after Russia's invasion. Now many families and children are in limbo.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Ukrainian refugees brought to Glasgow fear becoming homeless

Ukrainian refugees brought to Scotland are now fearing being left in the streets with nowhere to go after being asked to leave hotels they were initially put up in.

Glasgow Live · Jul 17, 2022

Ukrainian refugees in Nicola Sturgeon Scots sponsor scheme fear becoming homeless

Ukrainian refugees who were brought to Scotland as part of a scheme launched by Nicola Sturgeon are now fearing being left in the streets with nowhere to go, with some living on a disused cruise ship.

Daily Record · Jul 17, 2022

Ukrainian teachers share horror of trying to teach kids while being bombed by Russians

WhatsApp became a live feed of horrors for teachers in occupied Ukraine as 12-year-olds, 14-year-olds, and 16-year-olds all began sharing their stories of being bombed

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

Scout leader helping Ukrainian refugees criticises visa delays as ‘abhorrent’

They are awaiting visas before they can travel to the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022