Initially they fled to a friend’s underground basement where they stayed for 10 days.

She decided to flee to Slovakia where she stayed for three months, but, keen for her children to have “a normal life”, they came to the UK with just their clothes, car and a single credit card in 2022.

While in Ukraine, Ms Revkova developed a love for making jewellery and she now successful works with shops in the UK to sell her products.

She was hopeful there was an end in sight to the war.

“I think the main thing for everybody, not just Ukrainians, is that we need peace everywhere, in every country,” she added.