Concert For Ukraine raised a mammoth £12.2 million for the war relief effort in Eastern Europe last night.
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A Ukrainian art student is desperate to return to her 'second home' in Glasgow after fleeing her war-torn country from Russian invasion.
Mary Lydon ran from her home in Kyiv, with only a rucksack of clothes after the city came under attack by Russians on February 24.
The 22-year-old left everything behind before embarking on a gruelling three-day journey to Krakow in Poland.
Mary was a student at the Glasgow School of Art in 2019 and lived in Ibrox for almost two years before the fees got too expensive and she had to return home.
Now, she is hoping the university can help her find a sponsor for her studies which will grant her a visa and allow her to return to Scotland, after losing her own home.
Mary told the Record: "I always had a dream of pursuing a really good art education and in 2019 I was granted a sponsorship for my first year at the Glasgow School of Art.
"I immediately fell in love with the city. I was really shy but quickly became part of Glasgow's creative family and those people are still my best friends.
"I adore those people so much. I felt super comfortable in Glasgow, it was a beautiful time."
Mary, who was working in hospitality for catering company Selective Personnel during her time in Scotland, desperately tried to find the £18,000 required to stay in Glasgow for her second year after Covid hit but eventually had to call it quits and go home to Ukraine.
She started fresh back home with her family and was loving life - until her world came crashing down when the Russians invaded last month.
Mary said: "When I returned home, Kyiv was amazing. I met my partner and I decided to commit a bit more time to being at home and being with my parents.
"It was the ideal life, but we always knew that the war might
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