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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Boston man flew to Europe and drove into Ukraine in daring rescue mission to save coworker and his family

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A man from Boston has launched a daring rescue mission to save a coworker and his family who were trapped in Ukraine.

Andrew Smeaton, a 53-year-old from Quincy, flew from Boston to Frankfurt, Germany, then onto Krakow, Poland, last week before driving across the Ukrainian border into the war-ravaged country.

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