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Julia Leonard
Verified
Senior Journalist, BBC Newsbeat
Birmingham
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Spirits , Beer , Wine
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By Julia Leonard Verified| BBC Verified Image source, Tanya MillsImage caption, Tanya Mills says she can't describe herself as either Russian or Ukrainian"I'll never forget that feeling when I woke up at 4am - I had a text from my dad saying the airports had closed because Russia had invaded."On 24 February 2022, Tanya Mills was due to fly to Kyiv to buy a wedding dress and see her dad, who's Ukrainian. The war in Ukraine means she hasn't seen him for more than a year and also struggles to see her mum, who's Russian.
By Julia Leonard Verified, Patrycja Boryka, Pete Cooper, Ailean Beaton Verified| BBC Verified BBC / Aboubakar FamauCopyright: BBC / Aboubakar FamauWhen the war in Ukraine broke out, Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago was hostto hundreds of stranded Ukrainian tourists. Some of them later soughtrefuge in countries around the world while a group chose to remain inZanzibar. Alona Rogova, amother of one, says she opted to remain because the island is a good place to raise her child. “We were here before the war...
By Julia Leonard Verified| BBC Verified Image source, Tanya MillsImage caption, Tanya Mills says she can't describe herself as either Russian or Ukrainian"I'll never forget that feeling when I woke up at 4am - I had a text from my dad saying the airports had closed because Russia had invaded."On 24 February 2022, Tanya Mills was due to fly to Kyiv to buy a wedding dress and see her dad, who's Ukrainian. The war in Ukraine means she hasn't seen him for more than a year and also struggles to see her mum, who's Russian.
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BBC Newsbeat