One moment in particular stands out in Paul Tovey’s latest trip to Ukraine.

The British humanitarian volunteer was among those who paused in silence as a street in the city of Ternopil came to a standstill for a passing military funeral procession this afternoon.

Even away from the frontline – if it can be called that in the age of drone warfare – the toll of the war is everywhere.

However Paul, who delivers humanitarian aid and four-wheel drive vehicles to the war zone, and his charity contacts in the country say that Ukraine has no choice but to fight on despite the appalling toll of the conflict and Donald Trump’s Russia-aligned peace plan.

He told Metro he has been ‘greeted like a hero’ at the start of his gruelling, two-week trip across Europe to the country.

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