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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Max McLean

Ukrainian refugee leads Gillingham on to pitch just days after arriving in UK

A Ukrainian refugee was treated to a football supporter’s dream day out just days after arriving in the UK as he led Gillingham out in front of thousands of fans.

Daniel Lysak, 11, fled his home near Lviv in western Ukraine with his mother, Yana, and arrived in England on Friday April 8 to their UK sponsor’s house in Folkestone, Kent.

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