With the ongoing invasion of Ukraine being the biggest news story in the world at the moment, and likely to be for many weeks to come, Edinburgh has shown numerous acts of support and solidarity towards the people of Ukraine.
Several collections of clothes, food and other essential items, twinned with marches and protests have given the city a strong voice against all acts of war.
It has been reported that well over two million people have now fled Ukraine, fearing for themselves and their families.
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Recently, it was announced by the Scottish Government that those who want to extend their support even further, can host a Ukrainian individual or family in their own home and provide temporary accommodation.
Since this was announced, several people on social media have made clear their ambitions to prepare a spare room, or any room for a Ukrainian citizen, as togetherness is needed now more than ever.
To get some more insight into how many locals have supported Ukraine so far and if they have plans to offer citizens a spare room or temporary accommodation, I took a trip to The Meadows, one of the city's prime locations, to ask members of the public their thoughts.
With the area being popular with students, unfortunately none of them that I spoke to had the space available, nor were they in a position to offer accommodation for Ukrainians fleeing their home country. Plenty, however, supported them and would have loved to have helped if they could.
Martha, 24, said: "It's awful what is happening in Ukraine at the moment. Unfortunately, because me and my flatmates rent a flat, we aren't in a position to offer a Ukrainian accommodation.
"If I had my own house, though, it's definitely something I'd look to do as I would hope that if the situation was the other way around, someone would do the same for me."
With most of the people that I chatted to, they either rented or didn't have the facilities to host a family.
Justin, 26, also rents a flat in the city with his girlfriend so is unable to help out. He said: "I would love to be able to help out more and if we had a spare room, I wouldn't have a problem with giving it to them. At the end of the day, we're all human beings and deserve a roof over our heads, it's such a same that has been taken away from so many people.
"We've donated some clothes and food to be delivered to Ukraine, we definitely stand with the country and will continue to do so."
Patricia, 54, who actually has a spare room now that one of her sons has moved out, said it's actually something she has thought about.
"Me and my husband have discussed it in recent days, it is a huge responsibility, though. I like the idea of helping where we can and providing shelter for those coming to Edinburgh from Ukraine.
"I think we would need to discuss further before making a decision though, it is difficult and a big responsibility."
I approached various other individuals regarding this issue, many added that although they have no plans to welcome a Ukrainian civilian into their home, they think about those suffering within the country every day.
