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| Russian patient offers to house Ukrainian doctor in Fairford | Russian patient offers to house Ukrainian doctor in Fairford |
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| Konstantin Tarasov (pictured far right) has offered Olga Pantas (third from left) and her family the use of his second home in Gloucestershire | Konstantin Tarasov (pictured far right) has offered Olga Pantas (third from left) and her family the use of his second home in Gloucestershire |
| A Ukrainian doctor has been offered a house for herself and her family to stay in as thanks for helping to save the life of a Russian man with Covid. | A Ukrainian doctor has been offered a house for herself and her family to stay in as thanks for helping to save the life of a Russian man with Covid. |
| Olga Pantas, 42, was working as a cardiologist in Kyiv in Ukraine, when she treated Konstantin Tarasov in 2021. | Olga Pantas, 42, was working as a cardiologist in Kyiv in Ukraine, when she treated Konstantin Tarasov in 2021. |
| When Russia invaded Ukraine a few months later he offered her the use of his second home in Fairford, Gloucestershire. | When Russia invaded Ukraine a few months later he offered her the use of his second home in Fairford, Gloucestershire. |
| He said it was his turn to save her and urged her to come to the UK, she said. | He said it was his turn to save her and urged her to come to the UK, she said. |
| "He is a very good person," Dr Pantas added. | "He is a very good person," Dr Pantas added. |
| Dr Pantas is currently working as a medical support worker at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon | Dr Pantas is currently working as a medical support worker at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon |
| Dr Pantas stayed in contact with Russian-born Mr Tarasov following his treatment and now lives with her children in his second home in Fairford near the Wiltshire border. | Dr Pantas stayed in contact with Russian-born Mr Tarasov following his treatment and now lives with her children in his second home in Fairford near the Wiltshire border. |
| Mr Tarasov, who trains pilots for a Ukrainian airline, lives in his primary residence in London. | Mr Tarasov, who trains pilots for a Ukrainian airline, lives in his primary residence in London. |
| Dr Pantas had been visiting her dying grandmother in the village of Semenivka when the Russian forces invaded in 2022. | Dr Pantas had been visiting her dying grandmother in the village of Semenivka when the Russian forces invaded in 2022. |
| Dr Pantas and her children hid in a basement for three weeks to escape from the fighting | Dr Pantas and her children hid in a basement for three weeks to escape from the fighting |
| During the heavy fighting that ensued she was forced to take shelter with her children, aged 15 and seven, in a basement. | During the heavy fighting that ensued she was forced to take shelter with her children, aged 15 and seven, in a basement. |
| "I didn't believe what was happening, it was like a horror film," she told BBC Radio Wiltshire. | "I didn't believe what was happening, it was like a horror film," she told BBC Radio Wiltshire. |
| "I waited and waited hoping the fighting would stop. We couldn't believe it was continuing," she added. | "I waited and waited hoping the fighting would stop. We couldn't believe it was continuing," she added. |
| Dr Pantas said people had been very welcoming to her family since they arrived in England | Dr Pantas said people had been very welcoming to her family since they arrived in England |
| After three weeks under fire, Dr Pantas left the village with her children and extended family and set off for Western Ukraine. | After three weeks under fire, Dr Pantas left the village with her children and extended family and set off for Western Ukraine. |
| Two months later she applied for emergency visas to travel to England. | Two months later she applied for emergency visas to travel to England. |
| Dr Pantas is now working as a medical support worker at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and said all the children had settled into their new home and schools. | Dr Pantas is now working as a medical support worker at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and said all the children had settled into their new home and schools. |
| She said everyone she and the children had met had been extremely kind and understanding and she was especially grateful to her friend Mr Tarasov. | She said everyone she and the children had met had been extremely kind and understanding and she was especially grateful to her friend Mr Tarasov. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Swindon | Swindon |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Fairford | Fairford |
| Gloucestershire | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |