Ukrainian students spend Christmas in Wales
Both Anastasiia and Valeriia arrived in Wales in October, after receiving a scholarship from University of Wales Trinity St David , that enables students from Ukraine to study the postgraduate award in global citizenship and sustainable leadership."My boyfriend is on the frontline as a medical doctor, I do hope they will be able to come together for a meal on Christmas Day, so that they can get some Christmas spirit.
She added: "Christmas is different this year, Ukrainian people are strong people, and they will be celebrating Christmas anyway, but this year it will be celebrating with a taste of bitter loss, and a glimpse of hope for the future." International regional manager, Kath Griffiths said the university strives to be a haven for students who are displaced.
Every day they meet up to watch the daily message given by President Volodymyr Zelensky, which they said makes them very emotional and homesick.
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