BROTHERS who escaped the war in Ukraine are welcomed into a school in the UK.

       Vlad, 14 and Roman, 11, met new classmates and teachers at the school which mum Oksana first visited as a student in her 20s.

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       Brothers Vlad and Roman who escaped the war in Ukraine are welcomed into a school in the UK Credit: SWNS

       The Kyrychenko family fled Kyiv when Russian forces invaded, leaving behind their construction business.

       They are now living in East London.

       Oksana said: “I have been so nervous and upset since leaving Ukraine but this is a big moment.

       "For me, this is a big relief to have my children in this school.

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       “I cannot express my thanks for what this school and the people have done for our family.

       "I didn’t expect all that they have given us. Laptops, uniforms and books, it is so much.

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       “I have said that my boys will be the most respectful best students at this school and will do their work. I will make sure of this as their mother.

       “I can’t compare my life now here to my family and friends back home in Ukraine, who are sleeping in basements or on the floor in corridors with their children because they don’t want to be near the windows because of bombs.”

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       Mum Oksana said: I cannot express my thanks for what this school and the people have done for our family' Credit: SWNS Read More on The Sun

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