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Conor Gogarty

Welsh Youtuber reveals 'surreal' two-month journey inside Ukrainian trenches

A 21-year-old Welsh Youtuber has told how he spent a "surreal" two months in war-torn Ukraine ⁠— drinking tea in trenches as shells rained down nearby and taking rides in trucks at "ridiculous" speeds to avoid being shot in contested territory.

Cameron, whose day job is analysing body language on his YouTube channel Enigma, left his home in central Cardiff to give first aid training and hand out medical supplies to people in Ukraine following its invasion by Russia. He spoke to WalesOnline about his experiences, from camaraderie with Ukrainian troops to a "very tense" confrontation with checkpoint guards after he was reported for taking pictures.

"When the invasion first happened I stayed up all night watching it," said Cameron, who did not want his surname to be made public. "There hasn't been a big conflict since I was an age where I could do anything. Because of the media coverage in this war you can see people's lives being shattered first-hand. It just hit me."

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