Couple paint their home like Ukraine flag to show support for country in Russia-Ukraine war

A couple have painted their home in the same colours as the Ukrainian flag to show their support for the country.

Rend Platings's husband Michael spent the weekend painting the front of their cream-coloured house amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Their £400,000 semi-detached home in Cambridge now stands tall with a striking blue and yellow exterior.

The pair say they have done this 'small' gesture to support their friends living in Ukraine.

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We've got friends in Ukraine, they're really lovely people, very brave people, and it's a very small thing we've done," said software engineer Michael.

"We just wanted to express out support for them and let them know we're not forgetting about them, and they've expressed their appreciation."

Mum-of-one Rend from Iraq understands first-hand the horrors of living through war.

"My brothers were conscripts in the Iran-Iraq war, that was not their choice and there was a long time we were separated and I didn't know if they were alive or dead, it was very worrying," Rend said.

"Most problems seem very trivial at the moment, most things are not really that bad when you sit and analyse them.

"But war is one of those things, from my experience, that the more you sit and analyse it, the more horrendous it is.

"That experience has made my heart bleed for the people in Ukraine right now who are facing this assault in their home."

Charity founder Rend pursued fertility treatment in Kyiv after the pandemic made it difficult for her to access IVF treatment in the UK.

Their strong connection to the country motivated them to re-paint the front of their £400,000 home.

Rend spent all day