A woman and her daughter arrived in Malta in 2014, and requested refugee status. They had left their home in the Donetsk region in Ukraine, which has just been invaded by Russia, and has been in a state of war even since. However in June 2021, they were informed that their temporary protection will be removed. After appealing to the courts, Judge Toni Abela ordered that the woman and her minor daughter are once again be given temporary humanitarian protection, and that this shall remain in force until the Ukraine situation is stable and not dangerous for them.