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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Louise Walsh

Ukrainian refugee returns to Kyiv from Ireland because she believes scarce accommodation should be for the more needy - as son, 9, trains to handle explosives

A Ukrainian refugee who returned to Kyiv said she would not seek asylum again here as she thinks the scarce accommodation should be kept for those fleeing cities totally annihilated by the war.

Yulia Klymenko doesnt want to be a burden on 'such a beautiful country' while her city is somewhat still liveable, despite her nine-year-old son being given school workshops on how to handle explosives safely.

The 35-year-old and her son Severyn are now preparing for a harsh winter amid daily power outages of up to six hours and renewed attacks on the city by drones.

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