The Mirror said the family, which includes five children, abandoned their previous home in Ukraine and eventually ended up in Berkshire in South East England.
Upon getting to the United Kingdom, the suddenly-vagabond family was not without its challenges, as they had no money or shelter and didn't speak English.Rod was put in touch with the family and decided to fund them for a year as they settle into new lives in the three-story red-brick townhouse.In detailing his first meeting with the family, Rod told The Mirror, "I walked through the door and they all came running down the stairs, all beautifully dressed in Ukrainian national costume.
It was so lovely that they all made that effort. They made me a cup of tea and we had loads of biscuits and chocolates, although the baby kept nicking all of mine.
It really was wonderful."Rod, 77, wanted to do something to help the people of Ukraine from the moment Russia invaded, and he knew he was in a position to do just that considering his sizable net worth."Words couldn't describe what we were watching," he said of the news coverage of the initial attack. "The bombing of innocent children, the bombing of hospitals and playgrounds.
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