Olha Toporkova came to Scotland with her young children last July after fleeing Ukraine
A Ukrainian family fleeing full-scale assault from Russian forces in their home town have praised generous locals who helped turn their Balfron base into a home.
Their first base in Stirling was at the Killin Hotel, before moving on to a sponsor family in Kippen a month later. Olha said: “On the very first day of the war – February 24, 2022 – our city was in complete occupation. “We hid our children for 40 days and hid ourselves from being hunted by the Russians. Thanks to the help of friends and the desire to live in an independent Ukraine, we got through the front line to unoccupied territory at the end of April.
“Since my daughter is studying in Balfron High School, we wanted to find accommodation in this area. From the first viewing – we found a flat, for which we are very grateful to the landlord, who happily rented it to us. Top news stories today The family are now looking ahead to a possible future with they can be reunited before the day that they can return to Ukraine with the end of hostilities.
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