She and others in Melitopol are following closely what is happening in Kyiv, "because it is important for us to know whether Kyiv is ready to fight for us. Even small steps matter".
Then every two years a choir, made up of children from two partnership schools, are brought over to Bristol to spend three weeks performing and sharing their talent and culture."They've been busking, they've put on concerts," he said.
Mr Knight explained the tour aimed to raise money for the two schools involved."They are over here sharing their extraordinary talents and culture but also earning money to develop their educational opportunities back home," he said.He said this year, one school planned to use the money to develop solar energy and the other hoped to buy IT equipment.
"Every penny that is made goes directly back to their schools," he said."A little bit of your money goes a really long way in South Africa," he added.
Mr Knight said "right at the heart of the project" was a "desire to bring people who live a long way apart, and lead very different lives, together".
Fires broke out inside three bin lorries in one week in Leeds, prompting the council to issue an urgent warning about the safe disposal of batteries and barbecues.It said its officers were committed to attending and investigating burglaries and urged the public to continue reporting them.
The charity Crimestoppers recommends taking the following steps to protect your property from burglars.A woman who was sexually assaulted by a friend after a night out has described the devastating impact the attack had on her life.
Bryony Piggin, 20, waived her right to anonymity and told the BBC she felt "betrayed" by her former best friend.She spoke out after Stefan Nikolic, 20, of Coast Road, Bacton, in Norfolk, was found guilty of assault by penetration.