A Ukrainian teacher working in Lanarkshire and fearing for her family's safety during the ongoing Russian invasion has appealed for locals to help.
Yuliya Conroy has lived in Scotland for several years after marrying a Scotsman, but the rest of her family remain in Ukraine, including the heavily targeted capital Kyiv.
Yuliya's school, West Coats Primary in Cambuslang, are now appealing for parents of pupils to donate a range of items which will go towards the Ukrainian and Polish border to help refugees from the conflict.
The items will be given to the Rain or Shine charity in the area, which will then add them to the convoy of items leaving Scotland for Eastern Europe.
Yuliya told Lanarkshire Live : "All my family are over there, I'm the only one living in Scotland. I speak to my mum a lot, and text my brother, as it's not safe to video call him in case it's hacked.
"My sister-in-law and her husband are in Kyiv, which is the worst place possible at the moment, but it's their home - they will not leave. It's our land and they want to stay, even with the risks. I just hope the worst does not happen."
Now Yuliya's school, where she has taught for a year, are hoping to collect as many donations as possible.
She added: "The key targets are mostly medical at the moment, so any possible medications, bandages, band-aids, medical gloves, ibuprofen, and anything for personal care, as well as anything that can be used long term, like long shelf life food.
"I'm just trying to stay positive about everything."
Anyone wishing to donate items can also visit the ongoing protests in George Square in Glasgow, where items are being collected on Sunday, or visit the Nurture centre in Cambuslang, which is being used as a drop off point by Rain or Shine.
However Yuliya has also called for organisations like the Red Cross to improve in order to make a difference.
She added: "Logistics at the moment is the key necessity, because there are so many donations that we need to get to the Ukraine and Poland border.
"It feels like the Red Cross have done hee-haw so far because we need them to organise 'green corridors' to support hospitals, to get medical supplies in, to get the wounded and victims treatment.
"That's not happening so far. I've heard of women delivering babies in subways underground while school and nursery buildings are being bombed. They need to be doing more."
And the teacher admits she fears for her family and the future of her country.
She said: "The Ukrainian government have done an amazing job in preparing the army as they are more advanced than they were in 2014, when Russia took the Crimea, but my biggest personal worry is just the numbers of it all.
"You just need to look at a map and see the size of Russia. They have enormous manpower and supplies, and those numbers don't lie. That is what Ukraine is facing."
Donations can be made to West Coats Primary or to the Nurture building on Glasgow Road in Cambuslang.
The Nurture is taking donations from Monday to Friday, 10am until 5pm, with the next lorry leaving this Friday.