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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sarah Ping

Aid worker says ‘not the time for crying’ after surviving Russian missile attack

Karol Swiacki, an aid worker from Britain, survived an airstrike in Ukraine after it hit the hotel he was staying in (Karol Swiacki) - (Karol Swiacki)

An aid worker from Britain has said “this is not the moment for crying” after surviving a Russian missile strike in central Ukraine, which left four people dead.

Karol Swiacki, founder of charity Ukraine Relief, from Bournemouth, Dorset, shared his disbelief after an air strike in Kryvyi Rih hit the Central Hotel on Wednesday night – his accommodation for the duration of his stay.

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