Chris Parry was working as a running coach in Cheltenham. Now he's racing into recently liberated villages in eastern Ukraine and rescuing injured people.
Describing himself as a bit of a thrill seeker, he says the scariest moment was probably when their group heard a drone overhead.Advertisement
In May he worked doing evacuations from the besieged city of Severodonetsk before it finally fell in late June. Mr Parry, who was born in Cornwall and lives in Cheltenham, had been working as a running coach before the war broke out. "But when they came here and they got out and we got them a bed and lights are on, they give me a big hug - they're just overwhelmed with joy but also at the same time that's when the shock really hits them.
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