The Ukrainians who went home: 'Everything will be good in the near future'

Hanna McCarthy meets some of the women who have returned to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv after seeking refuge from conflict in Ireland this year

Olha Korzun: 'It made us feel so good when we saw so many Ukrainian flags in Ireland.' Picture: Hannah McCarthy

Olha Korzun liked to track her long daily walks in Kyiv on Pacer, a mobile phone application that connects people exercising around the world.

The Ukrainian civil servant would regularly post photos of where she was walking, or like photos posted by other users. Olha quickly struck up online friendships with walkers thousands of kilometres away.