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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lottie Kilraine

Briton fears for friend ‘alone in a war zone’ amid Homes For Ukraine delays

A Ukrainian woman is stranded alone “in the middle of a war zone” as she waits for a UK visa after weeks of delays, her British friend and sponsor has said.

Marcin Zawisza, a Polish-born social worker from Edinburgh, said he is worried about Olena Stadnik, 33, who is stuck near the Russian-occupied city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.

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