A dad was pictured in an emotional goodbye to his young son as his family boarded a train out of Ukraine - while he stayed behind to fight.
Ruslan Gladkiy gave nine year old Hordeiy one final kiss as he put him along with his daughter Emilia, 4, and wife Galina, 37, on a train to Hungary.
The little boy was so distraught during the farewell he had to take off his glasses as tears rolled down his face.
Speaking to the Mirror, Ruslan, 35, spoke of his heartbreak as he watched his family leave - not knowing when he will see them again.
The driver said: “It was a very difficult moment.
“I did not want to say goodbye to my family. They are going to Hungary.
“We live 250 kilometres from Lviv and I drove them here this morning to get the train. I am staying.
“I will be defending my country.
“Hopefully it won’t be too long before I see them again. I will miss them.”
He added: “I would like to thank the Daily Mirror for coming to Ukraine to report on what is happening to us.”
More than 368,000 people have already fled their homes in Ukraine, while several thousand have crossed into neighbouring countries including Moldova, Romania and Poland, the United Nations has said.
The UN warns up to five million people could be displaced by the conflict.
Charities have urged the UK to match the effort it made after the 1990s conflict in the former Yugoslavia, as Ukrainians have been claiming Britain has made it "difficult" to legally enter.
Speaking on a visit to the Royal Air Force Brize Norton station on Saturday night, the PM said he's aware of "fake news being circulated on the internet" in regards to Britain's willingness to take refugees from Eastern Europe.
"Of course, we're going to take refugees these countries had a historic and proud role in taking refugees from all conflicts and if you think what we did in in Afghanistan, for instance, UK was was way out.
"In fact, I'm aware that there's some fake news on the Internet about that and I really want to knock that on the head.
"The UK is way out in front in our willingness to help with refugees. We've sent 1000 troops to, to the theatre to be ready to help with the influx and of course, we will help people fleeing in fear of their lives."
In a letter to the PM, the charities including the Refugee Council said: "A generation ago, the UK saved the lives of thousands of families from the Balkans through an evacuation and resettlement programme.
"The government should now respond with a well-resourced initiative working with councils across the country, to welcome Ukrainians who need sanctuary."
Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko said neighbouring nations to Ukraine have “opened up their hearts and homes” to receive as many Ukrainians as possible.
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