A Ukrainian family is trapped in a war-torn country after a "ridiculous" bureaucratic delay means they can't reach the safe haven they have been offered in Northumberland.
Romanna Holub and her children Sofiia,14 and Marko, two, are just three of thousands of Ukrainians who have applied for visas to the UK under the government's Homes for Ukraine Scheme which was set up to help refugee families find safety in Britain. Despite being offered a room by the Forster family in Northumberland, the trio are finding it difficult to actually reach there.
Teacher Romanna and her children have been waiting for 17 days now wary of the increasing danger that faces them in Ukraine with no update on when they will actually be able to leave. Many other Ukrainians have fled to Poland but the Holub family are trying to stay in their home until their visas have been approved because they have heard "horror stories" of vulnerable people being left homeless and at the mercy of smugglers after crossing the border, Chronicle Live reports.
