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John Bett

Brit tourist in Ukraine said it's 'still safer than London or Birmingham'

A British student claims he is in Ukraine for 'fun' after previously being 'evacuated' from an 'insane Afghanistan holiday '.

Miles Routledge, from Birmingham, is a disaster tourist and shared news of his trip on Twitter, describing the journey from Poland to Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, as a "bargain" at £6 ($8).

He said he likes to explore the "worst places in the world" and said it was "honestly fun, almost like a soldier enjoying it despite what’s going on".

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