They have defied war and bombardment to keep their companies going - now business leaders from Ukraine have come to the North West to forge links between their country and the UK.
Liverpool is hosting the Eurovision Song Contest next month on behalf of Ukraine, which has been courageously battling Russian invaders for more than a year. Ahead of Eurovision, the city hosted a business summit designed to showcase Ukrainian businesses and to encourage UK firms to consider investing in the country when it rebuilds after the war.
BusinessLive was there at Liverpool's Hilton hotel - and heard stories of how companies in Ukraine have defied the Russian invasion to keep going to support their country in its fight for survival.
