Ukrainian refugees who found safety in Australia after fleeing their war-torn country will spend their first Christmas away from home, many without friends or family.
Ulyana and Markian Drevniak fled the bustling cosmopolitan city Lyviv for Kilcoy — a sleepy, rural town about 100 kilometres north west of Brisbane.
"I miss meeting my friends in a small cafe and walking around in the city … before the war it was a lot of fun," Mrs Drevniak said.