Inside a home for Ukraine’s vulnerable and elderly

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Inside a home for Ukraine's vulnerable and elderly

What is life like for the elderly and vulnerable in Ukraine who have lost everything?

The Big Family is a volunteer-led residential home for older Ukrainians who have nowhere else to go, and no family left.

ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy went to visit and spoke to 75-year-old Hryhoriy.

He had his legs blown up by a drone and then his wife was killed in a “human safari”, when Russian forces follow civilians to kill them.

More than nine million older Ukrainians have experienced forced displacement, the loss of their homes, and reduced access to healthcare and social services.

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Date: October 19, 2026