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Sofia Fedeczko
Social media managerSofia Fedeczko is a British-Ukrainian journalist based in Manchester. She was previously based in Kyiv, where she worked as social media editor for the Kyiv Post and, prior to that, producer for Hromadske International. She is currently studying for her NCTJ qualification in the UK.
Articles
‘When you’re running for your life you’re not thinking of visas’: British-Ukrainians hit out at UK visa scheme
As Ukrainians endure the destruction of their homes and livelihoods at the hands of Russian troops, their relatives in the U.K. are battling British bureaucracy and rallying to help from afar.
One of those Ukrainians is Marina Boyko, 28, who was born in Ukraine but moved to the UK as a child. Together with her husband Anton Boyko, 32, she has successfully applied for visas for her mother-in-law Maria, who lives in Ivano-Frankivsk.
She believes that the UK has been “accommodating” when it comes
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