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Wales Online
Wales Online
Athena Stavrou & Naomi Corrigan

'When does the shelling start?' Ukrainian children settling at UK farm ask

A family fleeing war-torn Ukraine arrived in the UK and immediately asked their hosts, "when does the shelling start?" But after initially being terrified, Peter, eight, Aiia, 11, and mum Anya soon settled in at the Cornwall dairy farm.

At first, Peter was petrified of the cows on the farm. Now best friends with the calves, he has even started falling asleep on them.

The family came to the UK six months ago after fleeing war-torn Ukraine. Andrew Brewer and his wife Claire took them in at their farm in Fraddon.

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