Perthshire dad brings entire family out of Ukraine to be safe with granny in Auchterarder

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A grandmother in rural Perthshire went from living by herself with her two dogs to a full house with six people and seven dogs when her stepson and his family had to get out of Ukraine.

Jayne McNeil is delighted to see her grandchildren, twins Robert and Sofia (12), safe in Scotland along with son Robert senior, his wife Vika (Victoria), their Ukrainian grandmother Rosa (82) and their twin poodles Cappo and Chino - plus three more dogs.

They are all now living under her roof in Auchterarder. “Daily living is hugely altered,” said Jayne, understating the situation.Robert (56) went to Ukraine 20 years ago and, with a fellow Scot, started a business which helped multi-nationals like Nestle and Coca-Cola set up offices, and sorted legal and tax issues associated with accessing the new market for consumer goods in independent European Ukraine.It grew to employ around 700 staff.

His business affairs prospered, he bought a hotel and a restaurant.He married Ukrainian Victoria and their two children grew up with dual nationality, speaking English, Ukrainian and Russian and attending an international school.The family were on vacation in the Maldives when Putin invaded Ukraine.Robert never got to go back to his home in Kyiv, but brought his family straight back to Scotland where his father and stepmother lived separately.