and i am on a mission to find out what they have been up to. sharif from bristol travelled to ukraine a few weeks after the invasion. british volunteers who are ex military are seen as bringing valuable knowledge and experience. another successful day of training with our team. and with his nine years in the british army, sharif helped teach ordinary ukrainian civilians medical and weapon skills before joining a military unit himself on the front lines. some big stuff s coming up in the next few days. so, i m just making a video to say, hi, and i love everyone. but not long after he recorded this message, his unit came under attack and sharif was badly injured. had a tough night cause the anaesthesiologist wasn t in, so, yeah, that is my
my hand hanging off. the right shoulder was splat open, the top of the right arm was shot and the bone s been destroyed, the forearm has been blown apart, it has been ripped out and the wrist is been taken apart. my stomach was torn open and put back together. what was it like recovering in that hospital? you are awake for these surgeries most of the time. it is time to continue the journey. sharif s ukrainian fiance is coming as well and there is little time to lose. he s to be transferred to a safe hospital in bristol where surgeons are going to try and save hand. if he stays in ukraine he is going to lose his hand. fighters aren t the only ones risking their lives in this conflict. ewan and craig have been travelling to some of the worst hit areas. we have been bringing people back across the border. i couldn t have sat at home and watched what was happening and not come in and actually take part. how do you fund this? a lot of personal money
has gone into this and ultimately we rely on donations. the team have organized a medical repatriation flight back to bristol. despite life changing injuries, sharif is still holding on to a determination to return to the front line. i am going back. you still want to go back? there is nothing else in this world that i want more than to be there with my boys. you nearly died. if it means that much to you then you re not going to start something and not finish it. it is an honour. but there will be some road to recovery. this is the last leg of the journey and then he is nearly home. they are bringing aden and they re getting us back. you are going to be missing him? of course, but i see him very soon. i hope. ready? pack your things. thank you so much. you have no idea. it is straight to the hospital
for me, so, not a lot of bristol that i will be seeing it for a while. after nine months in the conflict, he is back on british soil. his a story of survival has caught the attention of the newspapers who have given him the nickname, rambo. the call for volunteers to enlist in the ukrainian military came from the president himself at the start of the invasion. to the citizens of the world, he said, come and fight side by side with ukraine. in what he called the beginning of a war against europe. i can understand why ukraine has been welcoming volunteers who have combat experience to help take on the russian army. but what about those
open, the top of the right arm was shot and the bone s been destroyed, the forearm has been blown apart, it has been ripped out and the wrist is been taken apart. my stomach was torn open and put back together. what was it like recovering in that hospital? you are awake for these surgeries most of the time. it is time to continue the journey. sharif s ukrainian fiance is coming as well and there is little time to lose. he s to be transferred to a safe hospital in bristol where surgeons are going to try and save hand. if he stays in ukraine he is going to lose his hand. fighters aren t the only ones risking their lives in this conflict. ewan and craig have been travelling to some of the worst hit areas. we have been bringing people back across the border. i couldn t have sat at home