Ukrainian couple separated by war reunite after nearly five years

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Larysa Ryndova reunited in November 2026 with her husband Serhiy after nearly four and a half years apart. He had been trapped in Russian-occupied Oleshky after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while she fled to England in 2022 to live with their son.

In November 2026, Larysa Ryndova laid eyes on her husband 68-year-old Serhiy for the first time in four and a half years – time he had spent trapped with others in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky. They last saw each other in 2022 when Larysa, 72, fled to England to live with their son, three months into the occupation following Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine.