And more are to come. More than 600 pets have arrived into Ireland from Ukraine with their owners since Russia invaded in February. Ireland and other EU countries have waived the regular biosecurity and pet travel requirements due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Much of the footage being shown of refugees fleeing the country […]
3 years ago
President Zelenskyy has praised her for her bravery. A Russian journalist who carried out an on-air protest against the war in Ukraine on state TV has been arrested, saying she will wear the consequences of her actions as “a badge of honour.” Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor on the Russian TV channel Pervyi Kanal (Channel One) […]
4 years ago
2,200 Ukrainians have already arrived in Ireland. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman has said that there has been a huge surge in Irish support for Ukrainian people coming here for safety. Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland, he said that the Department of Foreign Affairs is in contact with around […]
4 years ago
Heartbreaking. A seven year old girl in Ukraine has been killed during an alleged cluster bomb strike on a school as her grandfather tried to shield her from the attack. Alisa Hlans was one of the six people killed when her kindergarten was hit last week in the Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka. President Zelensky’s wife […]
4 years ago
She has been forced to make the journey alone. It was only two weeks ago that 28-year-old Maria Surushkina and her 84 year old grandmother were sharing a flat in Dnipro, Ukraine in peace before they were suddenly forced to flee. Her mum lives in Derby in England with her husband, and as war broke […]
4 years ago
“I’ve never been happier to see a stranger I’ve seen on TikTok.” A Ukrainian soldier who had fans worried after he stopped posting his regular TikToks for a number of days has reappeared on the platform. The soldier, @alexhook2303, had been posting the short videos on TikTok for his daughter so that she could get […]
4 years ago