A former Rosneath resident has bolstered his efforts to support people affected by the war in Ukraine.

Ewen Cameron, who now lives in Huddersfield, has been working alongside doctors and hospitals to provide requested medical supplies since setting up his charity ReactAid in March.

Along with NHS midwife and safeguarding specialist Wendy Warrington, Ewen has helped thousands of people on the ground in Ukraine.

This has included supporting evacuation efforts and getting people to the Polish border safely.

ReactAid has now branched out into air evacuations following an encounter with pilots who landed in Poland with medical supplies.

The pilots offered the organisation access to their planes, meaning it can now support evacuations to European Union countries and to the UK.

Ewen has also become a qualified medic after being offered training by Venture Medical. He now holds an FREC3 certificate and can handle pre-hospital care.

ReactAid’s attention is currently on replacing their ambulance after it was damaged during deliveries and evacuations.

Ewen said: “The ambulance has had all sorts of damage from being hit on the front while we were driving to general wear and tear from being active in a war zone.

“We just kept going and it was only at the Polish border did we see the front right wing and bumper hanging off.

“We lost fifth and sixth gear and our electrics during an evacuation. This happened while organised criminals were trying to sabotage us.

“Saving Ukraine 2022 has provided us with vehicles in the past and we are waiting on more funding to come in from them.”

ReactAid is also accepting donations from the public to help cover operational costs.

The Rosneath community previously raised over £1,000 for ReactAid thanks to a fundraiser organised by Autumn Brown earlier this year.

Helensburgh’s Olde Christmas Shoppe also recently announced a hamper raffle, with all proceeds going to ReactAid.

Ewen added: “We are always looking for donations – aid fatigue has really kicked in. Our biggest outgoing is still fuel and medical supplies.“We now buy food aid in-country as its cheaper all round, so monetary donations generally get spent on these sorts of things.“We have set up a displaced persons centre and supply many towns and villages with aid, going as far as Russian-controlled areas.”

Anyone who would like to contribute to ReactAid’s efforts can do so at here.