A Ledbury man has delivered a Land Rover and thousands of pounds worth of medical aid to war-torn Ukraine.
Ian Jackson has now made three trips to the besieged country since it was invaded by Russian troops in February.
On his first trip, Ian and friends took three vans of humanitarian aid to the Poland-Ukraine border before entering the country and ferrying people back to the border.
A few weeks later, he was back in Ukraine delivering bulletproof vests, mine detectors and medical equipment to a medical centre in Kyiv.
Ian completed his latest visit to Ukraine earlier this week, having delivered a Land Rover to the Ukrainian military on the front line in Dnipro, about 120 miles west of Mariupol.
The vehicle had been donated by a Ledbury resident who wishes to remain anonymous.
Funding needed for humanitarian trip to Ukraine
Actually getting it delivered to frontline soldiers included getting a Ukrainian MOT, visiting a military base for fuel and registering the vehicle for military use.
He also took medical aid to a surgery in Kyiv and estimates that in total he has now delivered about £50,000 worth of aid to Ukraine.
Back home in Ledbury, he is already preparing for a fourth humanitarian trip and would like to hear from anyone who can help fund the excursion.
Ian said many Ukrainian people he met were positive about the future.
“Kyiv is somewhere near normal but most noticeable is the lack of people, at least a third of its citizens have moved away.
“The air raid sirens are still going off most nights. I delivered the Land Rover to Dnipro, which is under constant threat - the atmosphere is definitely more tense.
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“The one thing which is very evident is the fact that the Ukrainians are without doubt truly appreciative of everything the UK has done to help. They see us as the closest friends and allies. To the point that a lot of families now have a picture of Boris Johnson in their homes.
“Whether you support Boris or not makes no difference, what he did by visiting Kyiv last month truly let the Ukrainians know that they were not alone.”
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