city Manchester, Ukraine: Last News

Ukrainian Independence Day is just around the corner and Manchester will be celebrating the day by giving the public a wide range of cultural aspects to try out

On the hottest day of the year, five adults and two children are packed inside a semi-detached house in Radcliffe. It's gone 5pm but the temperature is still a sweltering 30C.

Maryna and Vlad are new to Manchester. They arrived just eight weeks ago, joining the thousands that come to make the city their home each year.

Mariia Horb travelled over 1,500 miles from her hometown of Kyiv to study in Manchester two years ago. Over the last four months, she has watched her country become a war zone on social media and news channels.

As the weather cheers up and April begins, it’s a sign that better things are on the way.

It is an anxious waiting game for Marijke Hoek, who is hoping to welcome Ukrainian refugees into her home in Burnage. The 60-year old signed up to the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme to actively help with the war in Europe, but the ‘complex’ process is ‘taking too long.’

Gary Lineker, 61, didn't shy away from showing his emotions on-air as he wiped away tears during his powerful conversation with Ukrainian Manchester City star Oleksandr Zinchenko. Alex Scott, 37, has taken to Twitter to comment on the "emotional" interview that will air on Football Focus today.Gary posted a tweet yesterday addressing the pair's poignant chat amid Russia's war with Zinchenko's home country, in view of his 8.3 million followers.He wrote: "Just spoke to Oleksandr Zinchenko for @BBCNews @BBCSport."The most emotional and heart-rending interview I've ever done."Alex responded to Gary as she reposted his tweet, along with the message: "Just watched the full interview which we will play on #footballfocus from 12pm BBC1."As Gary said, emotional and heart-rending, please tune in and watch if you can."Many social media users took to the comments to talk about the heart-wrenching interview.DavyRob07 said: "Saw the interview with Shevchenko when he said 'I can't even think about football right now'."Stevedurbidge_O added: "Moving."Vladimir Putin's decision to invade the country has left Ukraine utterly devastated over the past week.A number of Ukrainian Premier League footballers have been left visibly distraught before recent games.Oleksandr spoke out on the disgraceful scenes in his homeland to Gary, as he urged Russia to stop their invasion.He said to Gary: "I'm just crying.

Communities came together as Greater Manchester sent a united message of love, support and solidarity to Ukraine.

For almost 70 years St Mary's Catholic church in Cheetham Hill has been at the heart of Ukrainian life in Manchester.

A leader in Greater Manchester's Ukrainian community says that last night's news from Russia has left him 'distraught'.