Brave Manc duo who rushed to Ukraine border with supplies speak of 'horrific' scenes as paramedics scramble to save lives

Ambulances lining up along the border, coaches brimming with broken families and the sound of children crying.

Those are just some of the bleak sights that met Jen Savaris and pal Jamie Whittaker when they touched down in Poland and rushed to the border with Ukraine on Tuesday (March 8).

The two brave Mancunians, who flew out with 160kg of supplies packed across six suitcases, have since spoken out about their harrowing experience since arriving at the border and supporting thousands of Ukrainian families fleeing the ongoing war.

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The pair, who own a foodbank and a restaurant in south Manchester, teamed up to bring much needed supplies and cash to civilians who are leaving their homes with nothing more than a few small bags of belongings. Many are elderly or mothers on their own with their confused young children.

And since arriving, Jen said they had been 'utterly shocked' at the sheer number of families that spent days crossing the border and those in desperate need of medical assistance, with pal Jamie now on his way to into dangerous Lviv alongside Norwegian volunteer paramedic Didrik, to pick up two girls with severe liver failure.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Jen, who first flew to Krakow with Jamie before they travelled to the border town of Medyka in a hired vehicle, said that the scenes have been 'heartbreaking'.

"We hired a vehicle and just went straight to Medyka, which is on the border with Ukraine, and we had all of our suitcases with us which were absolutely full of supplies. We didn't know where we were going, but arrived to a school which has been completely transformed into a registration centre, the first port of call for the