An Ukrainian mother broke down live on Good Morning Britain today as she admitted she felt "guilty" about being safe in the UK.
Valeriia Starkova and her family fled the war-torn country, taking a long and arduous 22 days to make it to the safety of the UK, but they had to leave many of their family and friends behind, who are fighting against the Russians.
The ITV show - hosted by Kate Garraway and Richard Bacon - revisited Valeriia's story as some of her kids started school this week, with the others set to settle into their new school the following week.
Appearing on the show from their new home in Cambridgeshire, Valeriia broke down as she shared her own guilt.
"It's very hard for everyone, especially for my grandmas and kids - they were exhausted. They didn't like anything, new food, new beds, but we tried to make it comfortable for them," she said.
"Still, it was really hard to understand that there are some relatives left there in Kharkiv. They're still there and ... I cannot express ... I feel guilty that I'm here safe and they're still there, fighting. All my friends who are still there, my family."
She added: "The children really miss their schoolmates. It's really hard."
Kate tried to offer some support for Valeriia and her family, as she consoled as she cried.
"It's the reality of what you're going through, that torment," Kate said as she tried to comfort the family via video link, "But you shouldn't do, I'm sure they would be so glad that you are safe and, please God, they can be saved too."
Valeriia's kids were a bit worried about starting school, but soon settled in.
"They were really scared because they cannot speak English and they are not allowed to take phones. They were planning to use the Google translator but the policy is no mobile phones, so they were really scared about that," Valeriia explained.
"They made some notes with common phrases like ‘can you please call my mum?’ or something. They prepared themselves a little bit."
