Scottish woman uses parents' car to bring refugees to safety

Scottish woman uses parents' car to bring refugees to safety

Demelza Sully (left) with some of the Ukrainian refugees she has helped rescue. The 40-year-old from the village of Eredine, in Argyll and Bute in Scotland has been driving Ukrainian refugees across Europe to help them escape the conflict. 

When the war in Ukraine broke out, Scotswoman Demelza Sully borrowed her parents' car and headed to Poland.

Ms Sully, a 40-year-old from the village of Eredine, in Argyll and Bute, put out the word on social media that she had a car and was willing to help drive Ukrainian refugees from the Polish border to wherever they needed.

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