Urgent appeal for warehouse space in Manchester to store Ukrainian refugee donations

A charity is in desperate need of warehouse space in Manchester to store its “overwhelming” supplies for Ukrainian refugees.

Polish Integration Support Centre has truckloads of donations ready for those in need after Putin's full-scale invasion.

The supplies will need to be stored somewhere in Greater Manchester before being shipped out to Poland.

Abi Bradley, who volunteers for Polish Integration Support Centre, said: “The charity has been overwhelmed with donations and we’ve had to search for storage space.

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“We have donations of all sorts.

“Once it’s all in storage we will need to start organising really precisely how to transport it from the UK to Poland.

“We have two vans and a lorry here in Trafford Park waiting for a warehouse.

“All the people have been amazing”.

Anyone who thinks they can help is urged to contact Abi on 07528 882 858.

It comes as the Secretary General of NATO has warned of 'more deaths, more suffering and more destruction' to come to Ukraine as world leaders called for a ceasefire.

Speaking in Brussels in the aftermath of a Russian attack on a nuclear power plant overnight , Jens Stoltenberg said Vladimir Putin's invasion - now into its ninth day - was 'the worst military aggression in Europe for decades'.

He has called on him to withdraw his troops.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a ceasefire after he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky early this morning, with a Downing Street spokeswoman calling the situation 'gravely concerning'.

Several people were killed in the attack, Ukraine's foreign ministry says.

President Zelensky, meanwhile, said: "This night could have