
A 16-year-old Ukrainian girl has said she is “excited” to start sixth form in September and develop her piano skills following months of anguish because of Russia’s invasion of her home country.
Anastasia Shpot arrived in the UK on May 26 with her mother Natalia, 42, and two sisters – Yulia, 17, and nine-year-old Victoria – after escaping fighting and shootings in Ukraine, which began as early as 4am on February 24.