Anna Shturmak and Nastya Berest from Dnipro were excited to open a shop in Ukraine until the Russian invasion forced them to leave.
This time last year the pair were looking forward to starting a candle-making business in Kyiv, but they had to divert their dream to the UK when the war began.
The pair initially headed to Germany, before coming to the UK and moving in with a host family in West Didsbury who helped them set up their business, VIRA.
