Ukrainians dwelling on a cruise ship in Edinburgh have mentioned it's 'higher than we may have dreamed'. Earlier this month the primary refugees started to reach onto the ship docked at Leith.
The MS Victoria passenger ship goals to host 700 Ukrainians and supply cabins, meals, and shelter for households displaced as a result of the struggle of their motherland.
The vessel was commissioned by the Scottish Authorities for use till January 2023. Previous to its present function internet hosting refugees, it sailed by means of the Baltic sea on leisure cruises, studies Edinburgh Dwell.
Talking to the BBC Nikol Bilous, 19, from Kyiv mentioned: "The circumstances on the ship are higher than we may have dreamed of and we're very grateful to the Scottish folks for this lodging.
"There's Ukrainian TV channels which we had been very shocked about as you by no means discover that while you go on vacation. All of the indicators are in Ukrainian on the ship and a lot of the employees are Ukrainian.
"And final night time we had Borscht beetroot soup, our nationwide dish, we could not imagine it. We had been so comfortable to have this as it's our hearts."
She defined there have been cinemas and theatres on board however there have been points with the lights as a result of they weren't working after the Covid lockdowns.
"However we do not want leisure and had been very shocked they had been attempting to do all this for us," she mentioned. "Edinburgh Council has been on board on a regular basis answering any questions now we have, so now we have felt 100% supported.
"There's additionally Wi-Fi on board. It is excellent. The rooms are fairly small however they're excellent and we're very comfortable and grateful."
The Scottish Authorities says new Ukrainian arrivals to Scotland are met at a community of "welcome hubs".
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