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Jackie Grant

Lanarkshire medics rescue UK fighter in Ukraine in daring mission to save his life

A Lanarkshire medic has spoken of his part in a daring mission to rescue a seriously injured UK fighter in Ukraine.

Craig Borthwick worked alongside fellow Scot Ewen Cameron to save Bristol-born Shareef Amin after he suffered severe injuries in a Russian bomb attack in Odesa.

Craig, a former cop, is volunteering in Ukraine alongside Ewen Cameron for UK medical charity ReactAid. The pair leapt in to help when 40-year-old Shareef made an appeal to get home and receive treatment, the Daily Record reports.

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