‘You Accept You Might Die’: A Year of Volunteering in Ukraine

Aid workers from Britain continue to risk their own lives to bring aid to war-ravaged Ukraine almost a year after Russian invasion

(R) Jack Ross from British aid charity Vans Without Borders delivering drones to the 1st President’s Battalion in Ukraine on Jan. 19, 2023. Courtesy of Jack Ross

Every time Jack Ross crosses the Polish border into Ukraine, he knows there is a high probability he could lose his life.

The British aid volunteer has travelled to the war-torn country eight times since Russia’s invasion.