Ukrainian refugee killed in accident in Britain
A 40-year-old Ukrainian woman who travelled to Swansea with her son as a refugee has died in the UK.
This is reported by the BBC.
tetyana Martynova, 40, from Kharkiv, fled the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine with her 13-year-old son. They have settled in the town of Swansea in the UK.
According to South Wales Police, the woman was hit to death by a Chevrolet Captiva car at around 6.20pm on Wednesday.
The people who sheltered the family from Ukraine described Tetyana as "devoted and diligent in the tender care of [son] Ilia". And they also said that everyone knew the woman as a pleasant, intelligent, hard-working person who spoke several languages.
Her many friends and work colleagues are devastated by her sudden death. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ilya here in Wales and with Tanya's family in Ukraine. Tanya has become like a daughter to both of us. Our tears are flowing for a wonderful young woman. Ukraine has lost one of its finest," they added.