Two Britons killed in Ukraine while evacuating citizens from Soledar
Foreign Office confirms Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, killed carrying out humanitarian work on frontlineComposite: JustGivingComposite: JustGivingUkraine
The men had been working as volunteers, helping people escape the frontline of the war started by Russia in February 2022. “He found himself drawn to Ukraine in March in its darkest hour at the start of the Russian invasion and helped those most in need, saving over 400 lives plus many abandoned animals. It is impossible to put into words how much he will be missed but he will forever be in our hearts. We feel so privileged that he chose our family to be part of.”
“When you get back and think, ‘that was kind of close, that was only 100 metres away from us’, that’s when you think maybe my luck might run out, but it’s worth it to save these people.” of one of the pair. In a statement published on his Telegram channel, Prigozhin did not mention the name of the dead man but said documents belonging to both Britons had been found on his body.