The 28-year-old was reunited with his wife Nelia, 26, and two-year-old son Jonathan after quitting his job and making the trip to the Ukrainian city of Nikopol from Manchester.
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A Merseyside man has made a trip to Ukraine to find his wife and child.
28-year-old Ian Umney was reunited with his wife Nelia, 26, and two-year-old son Jonathan after quitting his job and making the trip to the Ukrainian city of Nikopol from Manchester.
The city is currently in relative safety as it is tucked away on the northern side of the winding Dneiper River, more than 100-miles away from fighting in cities such as Melitopol.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with GB News, Ian Umney told Alex Phillips about the "urgent" need to get his family out of the country.
He said: "We're going to be on the next available evacuation train, if they [Russian military] come before then, I think we will send my family to a safe place, outside of the city, and I will stay here and defend".
Mr Umney told GB News that he is feeling emotions of "anger" as Russian forces delve deeper into Ukraine.
Asked to explain the emotions he is currently experiencing, he replied: "Right now? Anger, frustration, worried and upset.
"I'm concerned for my family right now".
The 28-year-old praised people who have been offering him support for his actions, including from Ukrainians.
He told GB News: "We've had an outpour of support and offers of places to stay, even paid flights to stay at someone's house in Greece.
"The support is definitely there, but now it's down to me to get my family out, I'm the only support my family has here to get them out".
Some 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, with 1,597 injured, a spokesman for the Russian Defence Ministry said.
Major General Igor Konashenkov on Wednesday rejected reports about “incalculable losses” of the Russians as “disinformation” and revealed Russia’s military casualties in Ukraine for the first time since the start of the invasion last Thursday.
He said the families of those killed are receiving all necessary assistance.
Maj Gen Konashenkov also said that neither conscripts nor cadets have been involved in the operation in Ukraine, dismissing media reports alleging otherwise.
He said more than 2,870 Ukrainian troops have been killed and some 3,700 more sustained injuries, while 572 others have been captured by the Russians.
Ukrainian officials have not yet commented on the claim and it could not be immediately verified.
