A local charity which has hosted children from Chernobyl in Ukraine for decades has launched an appeal after receiving distressing messages from families amid the Russian invasion of the country.
Stirling supporters of The Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline Forth and Clyde Valley Link have forged friendships with people from the area over many years after providing a warm welcome here for youngsters impacted by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
CCLL was set up in 1986 to support victims of the disaster, which saw a faulty nuclear reactor explode, and despite occurring almost 30 years ago the population in the immediate area still suffer ongoing health problems including thyroid cancer, bone cancer, diabetes and leukaemia.
