Maria Romanenko and her British boyfriend fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion. She managed to travel to the UK when she obtained a visa waiver. She was reluctant to leave her family but feels "in ...

“Russia is attacking Kyiv,” were my boyfriend’s first words on Wednesday morning. It was and remains a surreal feeling. Not 24 hours prior, we were in Gdańsk, Poland, and I was reassuring him that it ...

A former Leeds student who fled Kyiv for Manchester has praised the “incredible” and “accepting” attitude of the UK public, who have given her free meals, gifted flowers, and offered up accommodation.

Maria Romanenko is a journalist, editor and writer from Kyiv, Ukraine now living in Manchester, England. Having fled the war in 2022, Maria continues to work as a journalist and translator; doing what ...

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Ukrainians in the UK marking their third Christmas away from home and another milestone since Russia’s invasion have said it can be “difficult to be in a festive mood”. Maria Romanenko, 32, left the ...

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Ukraine might not be high up most people's lists when it comes to places to visit for a weekend getaway, but that hasn't stopped two people from Manchester from running trips to the war-torn country.

A Brit caught up in the invasion of Ukraine is attempting to flee the country with his girlfriend in fear of Vladimir Putin ’s forces. Jez Myers, 44, splits his time between Manchester and Kyiv, which ...