Kateryna Isaienko, 25, from Odesa, Ukraine, was a student in literature who came to England in 2019 for six weeks to study English; it was her dream to return. When the 2022 invasion happened, one of the teachers who she studied with sponsored her for the Homes for Ukraine scheme and she arrived in April 2022. “Before the war, I wasn’t very confident to make decisions, but after the invasion I understood that I am the owner of myself, and that I can make decisions and do something to help other people.”
Photographed in London, England, 30 March 2024.