A Ukrainian refugee whose Scottish father-in-law drove 3000 miles to rescue her from Russian shelling has given birth to a baby daughter.
Six-month pregnant Anna Chichur, 30, was stranded in besieged Odesa before war veteran Michael Marley braved enemy fire in his Peugeot 308 to snatch her to safety. Tiny Alasa Chichur – the first baby to be born to a Ukrainian refugee mum in Scotland – is now a beacon of hope for the future of her homeland.
Anna’s 33-year-old husband remains in Odesa where he could be called up to fight at any time, and has only met his daughter via a video call. The mum of two gave birth at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and is now living in the city’s south side.
