Two UK aid workers killed in Ukraine

Bagshaw’s family said the pair “were attempting to rescue an elderly woman from Soledar, an area of intense military action, when their car was hit by an artillery shell”.Little more was known about what hap-pened, the family said in a statement.Bagshaw was a scientific researcher in genetics but had volunteered as an aid worker in Ukraine since last April, the family said.“We urge the civilized countries of the world to stop this immoral war and to help the Ukrainians to rid their homeland of an aggressor,” the family said.

“His selfless determination in helping the old, young and disadvantaged there has made us and his larger family extremely proud,” the family said, describing him as “a caring son, fantastic brother, a best friend to so many”.The Parry family said he had previously worked as a software engineer.