He plans on raising £10,000 for the trip
A British dad-of-two who left his partner and family for a Ukrainian refugee is now going to fight on the frontline of the war-torn country.
Tony Garnett, 29, from Bradford, ran off with 22-year-old Sofiia Karkadym just 10 days after she moved into the family home he shared with his partner of eight years, Lorna Garnett, and their two children.
Sofiia had fled her hometown of Lviv at the start of Russia’s invasion of her country.
The pair seem are committed to making their relationship work and starting a new life together.
Tony has said he has been deeply affected by the war and has seen “a lot more of the reality of what is going on” in Ukraine.
So now, he is planning on raising £10,000 for Ukraine before travelling to the country to distribute the money.
Speaking to YorkshireLive on Ukrainian Independence Day, Tony said: “It’s the right thing to do. People are donating to Ukraine but they are not seeing where this money is going to.
“I want to raise money for people who look after orphans and all those that have been wounded.
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“I want to travel over there myself and document who I am helping. Sofiia will be going with me.
“I have seen the full scale of things since meeting Sofiia and I think people need this help.
“It is not a game. I need to use my influence now to do the right thing.”
He plans on raising the money by taking part in a skydive and has launched a GoFundMe page for his fundraising.
“The longer (the war) goes on for then there’s going to be more deaths – and some could be stopped with this help,” he said.
“I could save hundreds of lives. Even if I save the life of one person then that is worth it for me.”
Last month, Tony released a bizarre rap song entitled Ukraine to UK Rain, took in another woman and her boyfriend, and revealed that he had lost his job because of the affair.
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