
Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have taken in a Ukrainian family, and Katya Jones from Strictly Come Dancing has been training them to dance.
On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, killing tens of thousands of people in the ensuing conflict, which continues to this day.
Millions of migrants left Ukraine, with many making their way to the United Kingdom after being forced to flee their homes.
Ed, a former Labour minister and Good Morning Britain host, has welcomed a woman and her kids into his house with his wife Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary since 2021.
The presenter, 55, stated that the couple’s family has been residing with them since April, with acquaintances living nearby.
‘What Putin has done to Ukraine is horrendous – committing war crimes and driving families from their homes,’ he told The Sun.

‘Lots of people across Britain have welcomed Ukrainian families and we have an incredible family who have been staying with us since April, while their friends are staying round the corner.’
He added that the children’s dad and grandparents are still in Ukraine, ‘so they have been back to visit but the continued shelling and power shortages make things very hard’.
‘Their dad and grandparents are still in Ukraine so they have been back to visit but the continued shelling and power shortages make things very hard.’
Yvette, 53, said it’s been ‘amazing’ to witness one of the young ladies, Yeva, who dances with another Ukrainian teenager, Zakhar, learn to dance with Russian dancer Katya, 33.
‘Yeva and Zakhar are amazing dancers and it’s been inspiring to see them training every day and winning competitions despite everything that’s happened,’ the politician said.
‘No children should ever have to go through what is happening to Ukraine, and we need to keep supporting their country against Putin’s aggression.’
The aspiring dancers won a competition at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, where Katya and her fellow Strictly Come Dancing contestants compete on the show.
‘What an achievement: Castleford’s Yeva and Zakhar, Ukrainian immigrants residing in the area, yesterday won the Open Blackpool under-12s Ballroom championship,’ Ed tweeted in October last year, posting a photo of them with their trophy.
‘Winning an international tournament so far away from home in the face of such destabilising circumstances. Amazing.’