ABC Feeds<p>Ukrainian woman who became a refugee in her 70s builds new Aussie life<br>By Caroline Horn</p><p>Grandmother Mariya Samkova has made a new home in an Australian country town, but dreams of returning one day to Ukraine to see her relatives and friends.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/ukrainian-refugee-grandmother-builds-new-life-hindmarsh-island/105088292" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/ukr</span><span class="invisible">ainian-refugee-grandmother-builds-new-life-hindmarsh-island/105088292</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/OlderPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlderPeople</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CarolineHorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarolineHorn</span></a></p>