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Abigail O'Leary

Man drives 3,400 miles to rescue girlfriend and her children from Ukraine war

A man drove thousands of miles from County Durham in the UK to Ukraine to rescue his girlfriend and her children from war.

Mike Farrell, 60, made the epic 3,400 mile return trip in seven days and has now returned home while his girlfriend Svetlana Yanyk, 45 and her son, 12, and daughter, 11, wait in the Netherlands for UK visas.

The couple met 18 months ago as Mike stopped in Ukraine during a drive across Europe.

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