Chair of Hereford support group for Ukraine says current situation in home country is 'sad' to see
Today (24 February) marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine.
A woman from Ukraine living in Hereford says it's devastating seeing what's happening still in her home country.
Today (24 February) marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion on Ukraine, slowly taking control of territory there since.
Olga Tverdokhlib moved to the UK from Ukraine in the 1990's, and chairs the Hereford Help for Ukraine group which was set-up after the invasion happened in April 2022.
She says it's upsetting seeing the amount of lives which have been lost and they've been doing what they can to send back support.
"It is scary at the moment, we don't know what's going to happen," she said.
"People are defending Ukraine, but at the same time they are still going to work, raising their children as they study, their life's not stopped.
Since we started, we have sent over 450 tonnes of aid back over to Ukraine to do what we can to help."
Top Russian and American officials met in Saudi Arabia on the 18 February to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.
Olga says those talks have upset Ukrainians and it's important U.S president Donald Trump includes Ukraine in any peace talks.
"It is very sad to hear about it," she said.
"This gives the Ukrainians different feelings, but most of them are anger and disappointed.
"No one can really decide what should be the future of Ukraine without the Ukrainians, so it is scary."