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Miriam Burrell

World Refugee Day: Ukrainian mother ‘smiles during day but cries at night’ year after escaping Putin invasion

A lawyer who fled Ukraine with her young son a year ago has set up a new life in Hampshire but says she still cries at night.

Yulia Dubovyk and her nine-year-old son Damir travelled seven hours on foot from Kyiv to Poland to find safety before settling in the UK via the Homes for Ukraine scheme in April 2022.

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