Ukrainian sisters cry tears of joys and hail 'miracle' family who open up their home

Two sisters from Ukraine have praised a "miracle" family from Yorkshire who opened up their home and welcomed them in.

Kateryna and Daryna, both fled Kyiv as soon as the war with Russia broke out at the end of February. Kateryna, 28, had to walk out of Kyiv as soon as Russian troops made their advance while Daryna, 33, and her four-year-old son Yuroslav had to catch a bus out of their small town close to the capital.

Since running away, they have been stranded in Lublin, a Polish city close to the Ukrainian border, YorkshireLive reports.. But now a family has come forward to help them, allowing Kateryna and Daryna to soon catch a train across Europe and move in with their Yorkshire hosts.

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"It was so hard [to leave]," said Kateryna. "I walked. It took a full day to leave. My sister [left] with her son by bus. Actually, we don’t want to move anywhere now. We miss our life before this, but the most lovely place for me now is England."

The sisters have stated they want to return to their homeland as soon as possible which has been made difficult due to the ongoing war. Kateryna speaks English and has described the UK as a "super amazing country" where she hopes she and her sister will be safe.

"The UK is the most interesting country in Europe," said Kateryna. "We know it is so hard to get this visa. I don’t want to stay [forever], but I just want to see this huge country with this huge history."

The sisters found the host family through the Leeds-based travel company GOAT Roadtrip. Chief executive Kevin Cabra Netherton drove over 1,000 miles from Leeds to work alongside charities and help match Ukrainian refugees with British hosts.

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