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Douglas Whitbread, SWNS & Connor Teale

Leeds dad who went on holiday to Ukraine fears he will be 'meat bag' if he's sent to war

A dad-of-two living in Leeds who went back to his native Ukraine for a family holiday fears he could become a "meat bag" as he faces the possibility of being called up to fight.

Tymofii Dmytrenko, who lives in Horsforth, says he has "mixed feelings" about being sent off to war with Russia as he does not "have any real military experience."

The 39-year-old, known as Tim, flew to his native Ukraine with his young family on February 18 for a ten-day holiday.

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