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| Ukraine woman feels 'pain and hope' one year on | Ukraine woman feels 'pain and hope' one year on |
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| People in Devon have shown support for Ukraine since the invasion a year ago | People in Devon have shown support for Ukraine since the invasion a year ago |
| Since the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, more than 2,000 Ukrainians have moved to Devon. | Since the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, more than 2,000 Ukrainians have moved to Devon. |
| A total of 2,136 Ukrainians have been sponsored to come and stay in Devon through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. | A total of 2,136 Ukrainians have been sponsored to come and stay in Devon through the Homes for Ukraine scheme. |
| Lena Kulakovska, 37, fled the country with her two children, while pregnant with her third. Her husband remains in Ukraine. | Lena Kulakovska, 37, fled the country with her two children, while pregnant with her third. Her husband remains in Ukraine. |
| She told BBC Radio Devon she lives with "pain and hope". | She told BBC Radio Devon she lives with "pain and hope". |
| Mrs Kulakovska has been staying with a family in Walkhampton, near Yelverton, and she has since given birth to baby Nicole in July. | Mrs Kulakovska has been staying with a family in Walkhampton, near Yelverton, and she has since given birth to baby Nicole in July. |
| Baby Nicole was born at Derriford Hospital in July | Baby Nicole was born at Derriford Hospital in July |
| She said: "I do my best but I still live with pain and hope. I hope that soon we will be back home and I have a pain in my heart about what is happening in my country every day". | She said: "I do my best but I still live with pain and hope. I hope that soon we will be back home and I have a pain in my heart about what is happening in my country every day". |
| "Our lives stopped on 24 February 2022. We leave everything - our houses, our relatives, our work, everything. We live here for our children to be safe. | "Our lives stopped on 24 February 2022. We leave everything - our houses, our relatives, our work, everything. We live here for our children to be safe. |
| "My husband had a chance to live here in England but her prefers to stay in Ukraine and help." | "My husband had a chance to live here in England but her prefers to stay in Ukraine and help." |
| He recently visited and met his new daughter for the first time. | He recently visited and met his new daughter for the first time. |
| She said the family has had a positive experience in Devon and has a "brilliant host family". | She said the family has had a positive experience in Devon and has a "brilliant host family". |
| "We have been here nine months and I feel very independent here. | "We have been here nine months and I feel very independent here. |
| "I have great neighbours around, everybody has tried to do what they can. Nobody can see what is happening in my soul but they try try and try again to help." | "I have great neighbours around, everybody has tried to do what they can. Nobody can see what is happening in my soul but they try try and try again to help." |
| A number of events are being held in Devon to mark a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. | A number of events are being held in Devon to mark a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. |
| Among them is a minute's silence and short service outside Plymouth's Guildhall at 10:45 GMT, and vigils in Tavistock and Exeter at 17:30. | Among them is a minute's silence and short service outside Plymouth's Guildhall at 10:45 GMT, and vigils in Tavistock and Exeter at 17:30. |
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