New Zealand resident Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Barry, from Truro, Cornwall, traveled to Ukraine to provide humanitarian support. The two young men, aged 48 and 28, went missing on January 7. The day before they arrived from Kramatorsk to Solidar.
The Russian mercenary group Wagner later reported that the body of one of them had been found. However, he did not indicate which men he was referring to. Barry’s family has now announced the news of their deaths.
His selfless determination to help the old, the young, and the underprivileged out there has made us and his extended relatives incredibly proud. We never imagined we’d say goodbye to Chris when He had a whole life ahead of him. He was a caring son, a wonderful brother, a friend to many and a loving partner for Olga.
Relatives of the 28-year-old confirmed this Helped evacuate more than 400 people and many animals abandoned earlier. The man had been in Ukraine since March 5, almost since the start of the Russian invasion. Christopher Barry previously spoke to Sky News and the BBC’s Corniche division about how it is helping and living under constant fire.
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