The idyllic surroundings of the Lake of Menteith would seem for most to be a million miles away from the destruction of the Ukraine war.
But for two of the newest residents of nearby Port of Menteith, they admit one day returning to their homeland is the dream that keeps them going.
Mother and daughter Olena and Daria, who are 56 and 36, first arrived on Scottish shores on July 3 to be hosted in the home of Nigel Cole and his family in the rural Stirlingshire village - after a gruelling journey from their home city of Bakhmut in the Donbass region.
