Cornish truckers delivering aid to war refugees fleeing Ukraine have arrived on the Polish-Ukranian border.
The two trucks contain items donated by people across Cornwall, with the deliveries organised by RR Transport and Conway Baily Transport.
Having set off on Sunday, the Cornish contingent arrived in snowy Zamosc, Poland today, close to the border of Ukraine.
All the goods have now been transferred into storage, to await a truck from Ukraine, onto which the aid will be loaded in order for it to continue its journey tomorrow morning.
Donated nappies are unloaded as part of the aid packages Picture: Wayne Fielder
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Wayne Fielder from Camborne is one of the truck drivers and said: "Very cold start this morning but we have arrived after 2,304km of driving and the aid is being unloaded.
"It’s a bit chaotic but we are in a very safe area."
In addition to the donated aid items, boxes of sweets and toys donated by Mounts Bay School pupil Charlotte were loaded into a car to be taken to an orphanage.
The trucks arrive in snowy Poland Picture: Wayne Fielder
"Brilliant thing for RR Transport and Conway Bailey Transport, and the people of Cornwall, to make happen and privileged to be involved."
In a Facebook post yesterday, Wayne, who works for Redruth-based RR Transport, said they had seen a lot of "military hardware" heading along the roads, along with an American army convoy.
The two trucks are due to begin their return home to Cornwall shortly.
The Cornish contingent reach the Ukranian border in Poland Picture: Wayne Fielder
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