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Radio Berkshire,3 mins

Ukrainian kayaker escapes the war to train in Reading

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In the two years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have moved to the UK. Tymur and his mother Natalyia are two of them. They moved from their home in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine to Poland, then to the UK - settling in Reading. Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio Berkshire's Bridgitte Tetteh speaks to Tymur and Natalyia about the journey from Ukraine to the UK - and about Tymur's love of kayaking in Reading. Read more about the two year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News app. Photo: Getty Images

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