‘We Were Just Happy’: Ukrainian Refugees Find Safe Haven in Australia

A supplied images shows Ukrainian-Australian family members Veronika Tyshchenko, Raisa Ptashnyk, Maryna Tyshchenko, Iryna Ptashnyk posing for a photograph at Sydney Airport, Sunday, March 6, 2022. AAP Image/Supplied by Maryna Tyshchenko

Some of the first Ukrainian refugees have found sanctuary in Australia as the Russian-Ukraine war continues to escalate.

Maryna Tyshchenko, a Ukrainian Australian resident, was on the brink of tears when reuniting with her sister and mother at Sydney airport on March. 6.