
A mechanical technician has described the “eye-opening” scenes he witnessed in western Ukraine, which highlighted the “powerful emotion and pride” of Ukrainians – many of whom had lost limbs in the war.
Matt Simmons travelled into western Ukraine (Lviv and the surrounding area) with a team of two fellow volunteers from community interest company Bridge to Unity – veteran Hannah Jarvis and student Liberty Rose – three weeks ago to join volunteers at Polish non-governmental organisation (NGO) Zintegrowana Sluzba Ratownicza (ZSR), in their mission to deliver aid to Ukraine.