I'm a Ukrainian refugee & my family want to kick me out… I have nowhere to go | The Sun
A DOG-loving Ukrainian refugee is facing homelessness after being kicked out by her host family with nowhere to go.
Anfisa Vlasova and her four Yorkshire Terriers moved in with a couple and their two dogs after fleeing war torn eastern city Kharkiv in May.
But after the minimum required six-month stay, the couple from South Oxfordshire want Anfisa and her brood to pack their bags.
The refugee told the Oxford Mail: “They’re not willing to keep me there."
The Ukrainian and her mutts lived with the couple in the village of Gallowstree Common, near Reading, under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
As things stand, Anfisa and her pets must be out the house on Thursday, November 10.
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But she is adamant that she must remain in the area and will not settle for anywhere else unless it's nearby.
The 41-year-old explained: “I already know this place. It’s so difficult to adjust. I have managed to adjust so I would like to stay here."
But Anfisa has struggled to find a landlord who is willing to meet her requirements.
And it's made even harder by the fact she's got four little Yorkies, Nora, Betty, Daisy and Teddy, in tow.
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She has tried everything to find a suitable home – from Facebook posts to speaking to agencies in what she says has been "a huge job".
Her search has become so desperate that she's been forced to reach out to the local church and its priests to help her find a new home.
But despite her efforts, she can't find anywhere suitable.
The house hunting nightmare is the latest setback for Anfisa who first fled Ukraine in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea.
She returned to her home country only to be forced out again when Russia invaded in February.
She was rescued by The Polish Center for International Aid (PCPM) on Thursday, April 7, moving to Poland then onto the UK.
Anfisa said: “I was expecting this war to finish, I didn’t expect it to get worse.”
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A spokesperson for Reading Borough Council said: "Despite attempts to find an alternative Reading host through our own Homes for Ukraine scheme…
"We have been unable to find one who would be willing to accommodate her with her four dogs."
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