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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Lee Dalgetty

'I flew from Edinburgh to Ukraine to deliver aid and found a village with only one building left'

An Edinburgh man who went to Ukraine to deliver aid has spoken out about his harrowing experience visiting frontline towns and villages.

David Sharkey, 26, was in the war-torn country in November with Edinburgh charity Sunflower Scotland. Now, he's written a book about his time in Ukraine.

He said despite landing into what seemed like a country 'that didn't feel like it was at war', David soon saw the reality of the situation when they visited a village that had only one building left standing.

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