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Patrick Hill

Ex British army serviceman 'knows he could die' as he reaches Ukraine to help refugees

An ex-British army serviceman has crossed into war-torn Ukraine after admitting: "I don't know what the f*** I'm doing here!".

Stephen Gartside, 57, from Nottingham, plans to use his military experience with the Royal Signals to help fight Vladimir Putin 's invaders.

He flew into Krakow, Poland, on Saturday and then took a train to Przemysl, before boarding another train to the Ukrainian city of Lviv.

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