Terrified mum and son sleep on church floors for two months as they flee war-torn Ukraine for Manchester
Maryna and Vlad are new to Manchester. They arrived just eight weeks ago, joining the thousands that come to make the city their home each year.
“We are very happy in this city,” Maryna said with a shy smile, sitting in Richard’s living room. “We feel comfortable and safe.” “I’ve always thought, if this happened again, I’d like to actually do something”. So he did. He opened his house in Chorlton to two strangers, and is also involved with running the South Manchester Ukrainian host and guest support Facebook group, which has over 1,000 members.
“In Ukraine, Vlad could not even cook an egg,” Maryna said, aided by the translation app. “But in the UK, he is baking cupcakes!”
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