A Brit has shelled out more than £3,000 to help a traumatised mum and daughter who fled Ukraine and are stuck in a hotel in Amsterdam despite a home being ready for them in the UK - because the 14-year-old is yet to get her visa.
Maryna and teenage daughter Anna left Kyiv with nothing after Vladimir Putin's forces invaded, spending two days at a station in the freezing cold before they could board a train taking them to freedom.
But although Maryna, a concert pianist, now has a visa, Anna is still waiting more than three weeks after applying, their UK sponsor said.