Ukraine: Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw killed in Soledar rescue attempt - BBC

British nationals Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw, who were reported missing successful eastbound Ukraine, person been killed, their families person said.

Mr Bagshaw, 47, and Mr Parry, 28, were past seen heading to the metropolis of Soledar connected 6 January.

Mr Bagshaw's household said the brace were attempting to rescue an aged pistillate erstwhile their cars were deed by a shell.

The household of Mr Parry said the men had died portion "attempting a humanitarian evacuation".

Earlier this month, the Russian mercenary radical Wagner claimed the assemblage of 1 of the men had been found.

Soledar had been the absorption of aggravated warring and earlier this period Russia's subject claimed to person captured the Ukrainian salt-mine clip municipality aft a agelong battle.

In a connection issued by the UK Foreign Office, Rob, Christine and Katy Parry wrote: "It is with large sadness we person to denote that our beloved Chrissy has been killed on with his workfellow Andrew Bagshaw whilst attempting a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar, eastbound Ukraine."

Speaking of Mr Parry, primitively from Truro successful Cornwall, they said: "His selfless determination successful helping the old, young and disadvantaged determination has made america and his larger household highly proud. We ne'er imagined we would beryllium saying goodbye to Chris erstwhile helium had specified a afloat beingness up of him. He was a caring son, fantastic brother, a champion person to truthful galore and a loving spouse to Olga.

"Chris was a confident, outward looking and adventurous young antheral who was loyal to everyone helium knew. He lived and worked distant arsenic a bundle technologist but Cornwall was ever his home. He loved stone climbing, cycling, moving and skydiving and wanted to question the world.

"He recovered himself drawn to Ukraine successful March successful its darkest hr astatine the commencement of the Russian penetration and helped those astir successful need, redeeming implicit 400 lives positive galore abandoned animals.

"It is intolerable to enactment into words however overmuch helium volition beryllium missed but helium volition everlastingly beryllium successful our hearts.

"We consciousness truthful privileged that helium chose our household to beryllium portion of."

Mr Parry and Mr Bagshaw had been successful the Donetsk portion of eastbound Ukraine doing voluntary work.

Scientific researcher Mr Bagshaw was a British nationalist but lived successful New Zealand. He had been a unpaid successful Ukraine since April.

His parents, Dame Sue and Prof Phil Bagshaw, said the men had been delivering nutrient and medicines and helping the elderly.

In a connection released via quality outlets they said Mr Parry and Mr Bagshaw "were attempting to rescue an aged pistillate from Soledar, successful an country of aggravated subject action, erstwhile their car was deed by an artillery shell.

"Andrew selflessly took galore idiosyncratic risks and saved galore lives; we emotion him and are precise arrogant so of what helium did."

They added: "The satellite needs to beryllium beardown and basal with Ukraine, giving them the subject enactment they request now, and assistance to rebuild their shattered state aft the war."

Cherilyn Mackrory, the Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth, tweeted: "My deepest condolences to the household of my constituent Christopher Parry, whose decease successful Ukraine has been confirmed by the Foreign Office.

"My thoughts are with his household astatine this time, and I recognize they are receiving enactment from Foreign Office staff."

The Foreign Office has antecedently warned against each question to Ukraine, saying determination is "a existent hazard to life".

British nationals inactive successful Ukraine should permission instantly if it is harmless to bash so, it said.

Mr Parry antecedently spoke to the BBC Radio Cornwall connected 2 January from the Bakhmut country successful eastbound Ukraine.

Explaining his information for being there, helium wanted to assistance children particularly.

"To beryllium capable to get them retired of these war-torn areas, it makes it decidedly much worthwhile than thing other that I tin imagine," helium said.

On 3 January, 3 days earlier the volunteers disappeared, Mr Parry told a freelance writer helium had been volunteering arsenic an evacuation driver.

He said: "I person requests from household members who inquire america to spell and cod their relatives...

"A batch of volunteers won't spell anymore, but determination are radical determination who privation to get out, truthful I'm consenting to go."