Ukraine war: Three trucks full of vital supplies arrive at Ukraine border following huge Yorkshire collection

Magdalena Timmins has taken in donations of clothes, toiletries, blankets, nappies and other essential items in Leeds and other towns and cities across the region, receiving an "overwhelming" outpouring of support.

Volunteers have given up their time to work day and night to organise the collections, before three trucks were sent to Przemyśl, Poland, over the weekend.

Magdalena grew up in the city and felt compelled to help as thousands of Ukrainians fled across the border.

What started as an appeal for donations on the 'Polish mums of Leeds' Facebook page quickly grew and people desperate to help flocked to the Leeds Polish Catholic Centre on Sunday February 27.

Collections were then taken in Wakefield, Bradford, Doncaster and Halifax, before being sent to the frontline of a growing humanitarian crisis on the Polish border.

The first truck full of supplies for babies and children, driven by a volunteer from Leeds, arrived safely on Saturday evening.

The goods have been unloaded and some will be sent on to Lviv in western Ukraine.