Ukrainian refugees told they will get chance to 'celebrate the festivities' in Doncaster this year
That's despite the ongoing uncertainty Ukraine is facing internationally
It's hoped Ukrainian refugees in South Yorkshire will be able to feel a 'bit of festive normality' in the run up to Christmas this year.
That's despite the ongoing uncertainty around a 'peace deal' with Russia - which would involve Ukraine accepting 'concessions'.
The Doncaster branch of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain will celebrate Saint Nicholas Day next Sunday.
Paul Iwanyckyj is the Chairman:
"The Ukrainian Centre is a meeting place and a socialisation place.
"We're still open every Sunday for a couple of hours for people who want to come down.
"The good thing is a lot of the Ukrainian refugees who came to the UK in 2022 have made their own networks now.
"The majority of them are employed, while they've also got places of their own and have moved out of from their hosts.
"We'll be doing a celebration - organised by the refugees themselves - at our Ukrainian centre.
"It'll be full of children and mothers trying to feel a bit of Ukrainian normalness in the middle of Doncaster."
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with key European leaders in London yesterday - over negotiations to end the war with Russia.