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The County Durham granddad risking his life to deliver aid to the people of Ukraine

A County Durham grandad who had planned his own funeral after being struck down with Covid last year is now delivering vital aid to people in Ukraine.

Kevin Roddam, 65, believes his recovery from Covid was for a reason and has embarked on a mission to help civilians whose lives have been wrecked by the war with Russia.

The grandad of three from Weardale organised his first aid delivery to refugees in Poland in March and delivered a van load of clothes and food bought with donations. Now the retired engineer is on his third trip and has crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border eight times in three weeks to deliver aid to where it is needed.

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