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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sophie Halle-Richards

'I was being crushed, it was horrific...' Mancunian stuck in Ukraine after visiting girlfriend describes their terrifying 23-hour border crossing to safety

A Mancunian who was stranded in Ukraine after visiting his girlfriend has described their terrifying border crossing to safety.

Jez Myers, 44, has split his time between his home city and Kyiv, where his Ukrainian partner, Maria, had been living since 2018.

They were forced to flee the capital earlier this week as it became apparent that Russia had began a full-scale invasion of the country.

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