A Polish native directing Ukrainian aid efforts in Co Tyrone has said it is vital to continue to support refugees fleeing the country and thanked the local community for their help so far.
Ania McIvor has been instrumental in collecting a large number of essential items for the appeal, with the first of her lorry loads of goods arriving to a small village on the Polish border with Ukraine.
More than a million people have fled the country following the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago.