Ukrainians who fled war to settle in Australia reflect on anniversary

Yevheniia Cherkasova is interviewed by SBS.

Yevheniia Cherkasova now has made her home in Australia after fleeing the war in Ukraine. She says it has been difficult making that journey without her parent Source: SBS News

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The first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked by the Ukrainian diaspora in Australia, including those who fled Ukraine when the war began one year ago.

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