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Amy Duffy

Ukrainian refugee lands Glasgow council job helping others fleeing war

A woman who fled war in Ukraine and came to Scotland has told how her new job allows her to help other refugees.

Mariia Khapun left her homeland and hometown, Kyiv, to escape Russian invaders. She risked her life to travel alone, through the fighting to Poland then on to Scotland, where she has now landed a job with Glasgow City Council.

The 24-year-old has since helped to compile a welcome pack for other Ukrainian refugees arriving in Scotland and uses her own personal experience of fleeing war, starting life in a new country and being separated from loved ones to make the transition as easy as possible.

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