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Hannah Graham

Consett veteran's stark warning to Call of Duty players who vow to fight for Ukraine

Have-a-go heroes who think video games have prepared them for the horrors of war could become 'part of the problem' in Ukraine, a County Durham veteran has said.

The Foreign Office has warned Brits not to travel to Ukraine, but nonetheless there have been plenty of reports of people claiming they were heading to the country to fight. Former RAF serviceman Rob Campbell, from Consett, says these well-intentioned wannabe soldiers aren't helping.

Rob, 45, spent a week last month crossing the Ukrainian border to help vulnerable people, including orphaned children and people in wheelchairs, get to safety in Poland.

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