How a Ukrainian refugee fled Kyiv with nothing and went on to storm Dragons' Den: Yana Smaglo ran from Putin's attack in 2022 with two samples from her fashion line - now top investors are fighting for her A gifted businesswoman with an impeccable eye, Yana Smaglo was thriving in 2022.
Shortly after 5am, Yana awoke to the sound of explosions : Vladimir Putin's Russia had attacked.
But three years later, after settling in Yorkshire, Yana has managed to reboot her business.
'It was settled, nice, a comfortable life,' Yana, who is now 32, previously told MailOnline.
The designer, originally from northeast Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, was living in a nice apartment in Kyiv.
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