Ukrainian refugees grateful for Scotland’s protection in a small Highland village are becoming intensely concerned over what the future holds for homes, schooling and employment
“And there are horror stories regarding holdups in the individual sponsorship scheme on visa applications and where they could live.”is a problem in rural areas like Strathpeffer. Guests have relied on the goodwill of a small army of local volunteers to be transported to various locations, including other towns and, surprisingly, a Ukraine post-war monument – helping them adjust and feel welcome.
“The people we meet here in Strathpeffer are very courteous, encouraging and kind,” Yevtushenko says as she struggles with her English which she is learning fast at college in Inverness. She spoke virtually no English seven months ago. “We slept in a tent when we arrived in Edinburgh; then we went by bus to Aviemore but there was no room at the hotel and the bus left without us. Finally, luckily, we arrived in Strathpeffer a day or so later and have lived here since,” Yevtushenko explains.
“I know there’s a lot of village volunteers and help from the British Red Cross but there should clearly be much more help as the Ukraine war seems without end.” “My mother, her sisters and my grandmother were a Catholic family with a Jewish surname, and they escaped to London; the bottom line is that the Ukrainian refugees should have the same rights,” he says.
She suggested the UK Ministry of Defence has an answer with homes that were available to RAF Lossiemouth personnel now left empty.“I’ve had just one message from what I call ‘a krankie’, ridiculously worried about village safety,” he explains.
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