A Tipperary man has returned home from his latest mercy mission to Ukraine.
Andrew Laste from Clonmel has made a number of trips to the war torn country since the Russian invasion began earlier this year.
He has witnessed first-hand the devastation in many parts of Ukraine.
Speaking on Tipp Today earlier he outlined the purpose of his latest trip.
“So mainly it was humanitarian work – I was bringing advanced medical supplies. These wouldn’t be your normal paracetamols and things like that. I was bringing high end medicines there that would be needed to be given to either a front line Field Hospital or to a hospital that is taking care of soldiers or civilians who have been effected by the war – who have received war injuries for example.2
Andrew also spoke of what he witnessed at an orphanage in the Boyarka region.
“Kids who have been effected unfortunately by the war – lost their parents. These kids were taken from the Donbas region.
“The stories I heard from the people who were caring for these children – some of these children didn’t talk for weeks. They’ve witnessed the most horrible atrocities committed against their parents – some of these witnessed rape, torture and execution of their parents as well as being around missile strikes and artillery strikes.”
