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Daily Mirror
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Jeremy Armstrong

British man reunited with girlfriend after risking his life to rescue her in Ukraine

A British driving instructor has finally been reunited with his girlfriend – a month after risking his own life to rescue her in Ukraine.

Mike Farrell, 60, of Consett, Co Durham, made the 3,400-mile journey to Svetlana Yanyk, 45, her son, Illia 12, and daughter, Sofiia, 11.

Over seven days, he drove thousands of miles to their home in Khmelnytskyi in his Suzuki Swift, which he uses for driving lessons back home.

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