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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Tom Scotson

Ukrainian child overwhelmed with gifts before first day at school

A Ukrainian child refugee was overwhelmed with gifts and supportive messages after his sponsor family put a simple message on Facebook.

Kostya, 9, came to the UK with his mum Nataliia, 49, after Russia invaded their homeland country. They arrived in Liverpool in May and have since stayed with Catherine McGouran, her Italian partner Davide, and her two sons Luca, 5, and Leonardo, 2.

Both asylum seekers had very few possessions when they arrived in the UK. Catherine posted on a Facebook page to see whether anyone had an old school uniform for Kostya.

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