The parents of a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine say he helped save hundreds of people while volunteering in the dangerous Donbas region.
abc.net.au/news/new-zealander-killed-in-ukraine-helped-hundreds-parents-say/101893956The parents of a New Zealand scientist killed in Ukraine say he helped save hundreds of people while volunteering in the dangerous Donbas region.He had volunteered independently and was not affiliated with an aid agencyAndrew Bagshaw, 47, a dual New Zealand and British citizen, was killed along with British colleague Chris Parry, 28, while attempting to rescue an elderly woman from the town of Soledar.
The Bagshaws said the deaths, which occurred some time this month, had only just been confirmed to them.They said he helped evacuate people from dangerous areas, bring food, water and medicine to others in need, and even fed abandoned pets. Mr Bagshaw's parents said Ukrainian authorities were working with officials in New Zealand and Britain, but it could take some time to get their son's body returned from where it was being held at a children's hospital mortuary in the capital, Kyiv.New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said he was yet to be officially briefed about the death but had received some preliminary information."I haven't had an opportunity to convey that to them personally yet.
The Bagshaws said they would speak out against the war in Ukraine to anybody who would listen in the hope their son's death was not in vain.
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