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Lauren Beavis (SWNS) & Erin Santillo

Ukraine invasion: Meet the British expat hand-delivering aid to border

A British woman who has been hand-delivering aid to the Ukrainian border says the country holds a "close place in my heart". Faye Savage, an expat living in Poland, has been fundraising and rallying volunteers amid Russia's full-scale invasion of its European neighbour.

The 30-year-old digital consultant is using her home in Kraków as a makeshift "drop-in centre" for local people to bring aid. She is also collecting donations in the UK through a volunteer in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.

Fighting in Ukraine has so far pushed more than 500,000 people across the country's borders, the UN refugee agency reported on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to launch a military offensive has seen international condemnation.

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