Like many colleagues in the video game industry, Iryna Bilous and Nika Avayan recently arrived at the world’s largest gaming conference, Gamescom in Germany, to show off their latest title to fans. But for these two Ukrainians, the road to the trade fair has been anything but a normal journey. After Russia invaded Ukraine onContinue reading “Gamescom: The Ukrainian video game makers who kept working in a war zone”
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Carer relieved at securing autistic Ukrainian teen’s visa
A woman who has been trying to bring a boy with severe autism from Ukraine to the UK for months has said finally securing his visa was “a great relief”. Julie Elliot applied to help 16-year-old Timothy through the government’s Homes for Ukraine (HfU) scheme in March, but his age made him ineligible. She wasContinue reading “Carer relieved at securing autistic Ukrainian teen’s visa”
Ukraine war: Wembley exhibition shows ‘beauty’ of country
The “real beauty of Ukraine and its people” is being showcased in a public art display in north-west London. Visions of Home is a collection of photographs, installations and digital works by artists from the country. It forms part of an annual art trail just outside Wembley Stadium, which is visited by millions of peopleContinue reading “Ukraine war: Wembley exhibition shows ‘beauty’ of country”
Ukraine war: Mother and six sons get keys to Chepstow home
A Ukrainian mother and her six children who fled Russian bombing have been handed the keys to their new home. Lilia Onopa, 43, and her children received an official welcome in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, on Friday. She tearfully described seeing her hometown destroyed, people killed, and wanting to save her sons. Having fled their home northContinue reading “Ukraine war: Mother and six sons get keys to Chepstow home”
Antytila: Ed Sheeran collaboration written on front line
Ukrainian group Antytila have teamed up with Ed Sheeran, releasing a new song partly filmed and recorded while serving in the war against Russia. Antytila are one of the biggest musical acts in Ukraine but stopped working to join the military. Proceeds from the song, released on Monday, will go to help the people ofContinue reading “Antytila: Ed Sheeran collaboration written on front line”
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