Tearful mourners remember British volunteer killed in eastern Ukraine

A woman lights a candle after a memorial service for Andrew Bagshaw, one of the two British volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine while attempting a rescue from Soledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KYIV (Reuters) - Tearful mourners in Kyiv on Sunday commemorated a British volunteer killed while attempting a rescue mission from the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar.

British voluntary aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, for whom the service was held, and fellow volunteer Chris Parry, were killed during an attempted humanitarian evacuation in eastern Ukraine, Parry's family has said.