A Ukrainian student who fled her war-torn homeland has been accepted into the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to study dance this August.
Vladyslava, originally from Kyiv, studied National 4 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at the South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride last December.
The student, who competed in national ballet and modern dance competitions in Ukraine, has decribed leaving her life behind and finding success in Scotland reports Lanarkshire LIve.