A mum and her two young children have just days to try and find a new home in the North East after escaping war-torn Ukraine.
Maryna Rahulina, 40, travelled from Kyiv to the UK with her children Margarita, nine, and Makar, six, in June this year. She moved in with a sponsor - a couple in Horden, County Durham - while her husband Ruslam, 41, remained in their home country.
The mum-of-two said she made the decision to leave Ukraine for the sake of her children as they had been left terrified by Russia's invasion. She said they had to hide in shelters every day and night and her son was scared to go to sleep in case they had to go back inside the shelter.
