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British aid worker rescues injured volunteers near Sloviansk in Ukraine

Aid worker Pete Masters helped rescue four injured British volunteers after their vehicle flipped on a road near Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast.

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A British aid worker helped rescue four injured British volunteers in Ukraine after their vehicle flipped on a highway near Sloviansk, AOL.co.uk reported. Civilian evacuation worker Pete Masters, 59, was traveling on a frontline road covered in drone nets to protect against attacks when he came across the scene of the crash. The injured men were lying by the side of the road next to their damaged vehicle. [1]

Footage recorded by Masters captured the immediate aftermath of the incident, according to AOL.co.uk. One of the four injured volunteers had lost consciousness at the scene. Masters was conducting aid work during his 14th trip to Ukraine since Russia invaded in 2022. [1]

The rescue occurred near Sloviansk, located in the Donetsk Oblast region of eastern Ukraine, AOL.co.uk stated. The area has seen heavy military activity during the ongoing conflict, which has resulted in extensive military and civilian casualties since the 2022 invasion. [1][4]

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In short

  • Pete Masters, a 59-year-old British aid worker, helped rescue four injured British volunteers in Ukraine.
  • The incident took place on a road protected by drone nets near Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast.
  • One of the injured men had lost consciousness before being assisted at the scene.

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  1. [1]Hero UK aid worker helps rescue injured British volunteers fighting for UkraineAOL.co.uk, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]My Hero (British TV series) on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center on Wikipedia
  3. [4]Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian war on Wikipedia
  4. [5]Passing hiker helps rescue injured man in Newlands Forest HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 8d ago
  5. [6]Ukrainian Red Cross volunteers aid search and rescue efforts in Kharkiv HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 19d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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