Nearly 6,000 Ukrainians have come to the West Midlands under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
Roza and Ivan escaped their home in Nikopol to be with their daughter Iryna in Coventry
Roza said they decided to leave on 1 March and it took them 20 minutes to pack their bags with the bare essentials and find their documents before boarding the last train out of town. As Orthodox Christians, they normally celebrate on 7 January, with dishes including a pudding called Kutia that contains honey, fruit, nuts and poppy seeds.
Roza said: "We are so lucky that we are going to celebrate this Christmas in a safe and warm house with our children." Chris and Lindsey Venables, from Astley in Worcestershire, have two Ukrainian women and two children staying with them.
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