The Mancunian Way: A collective voice How Greater Manchester threw its arms around the people of Ukraine PLUS Further call for TPE to be stripped of contract Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023
'I fled sirens and explosions after my city was invaded... now Manchester is my home' One year ago today, war arrived in Kyiv Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023
'It didn’t feel real': A Ukrainian journey - from fleeing war to being welcomed in Greater Manchester Maria Romanenko, who has temporarily set up home in Reddish, gives her account of what it was like leaving her war-torn country behind Manchester Evening News · Apr 10, 2022
'Incredible' Manchester welcomes Ukrainian journalist who fled Kyiv with food, flowers and hugs "On a general public level, it’s been incredible…it definitely feels like the British people are very accepting." Manchester Evening News · Mar 8, 2022
British public ‘incredible’ and ‘accepting’, says Ukrainian who fled to the UK Maria Romanenko’s partner, Jez Myers, contrasted the ‘wonderful’ actions of the British public with what he called the ‘lies’ of the UK Government. The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022
'I was being crushed, it was horrific...' Mancunian stuck in Ukraine after visiting girlfriend describes their terrifying 23-hour border crossing to safety "When we finally got to Poland it brought me to tears" Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2022
Manc among thousands of refugees stranded at Ukraine border describes the devastation as war erupts Jez Myers, 44, and Ukrainian girlfriend Maria Romanenko, 29, are stuck at Shehyni, at the border with Poland Manchester Evening News · Feb 25, 2022
Brit desperate to escape war-torn Ukraine after risking life to visit girlfriend Jez Myers, 44, and his partner Maria Romanenko flew back into Kyiv last night, unaware Vladimir Putin was shortly about to order his troops to invade Ukraine Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2022
Manc in desperate dash to flee war-torn Ukraine after risking life to visit his girlfriend "We don't know what to do" Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2022
Britons with spouses in Ukraine ‘praying’ for safety of loved ones Gary Smith, whose wife Helen remains in Kharkiv, voiced his concern, saying ‘I’m here and she’s there, and I can’t do anything about it.’ The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022
British couple in Ukraine face ‘nervous’ wait for surrogate baby’s passport Ben Garratt and his wife, Alice, admit they are anxious although Kyiv ‘feels normal’ as the Foreign Office begins to withdraw staff from its embassy. The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022