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Stephanie Colderick

Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts sets off in van to Ukraine border with supplies

Property TV star Martin Roberts, known for hosting Homes Under The Hammer, has begun his 22-hour drive through the night to the Ukrainian border to deliver supplies.

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues many Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes, leaving many of their belongings behind.

Wanting to help the Ukrainian people, Martin is taking a van packed with medical supplies, sleeping bags, batteries, mobile phones, and much more.

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Before starting on his long journey Martin became emotional while visiting Costco to buy the supplies after he was limited to how much Calpol he could buy.

Now he has started his 1,270-mile journey to Medyka on the Poland and Ukraine border which will take him 22 hours. He posted videos of his van to Instagram and said: "All that I need to do now is get this precious and much-needed cargo to Medyka on the Polish/Ukraine border. One van. One man on a mission. 1270 miles. 22 hours. That's a lot of Wine Gums and Red Bulls. What could possibly go wrong."

He will be joining the Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine convoy of vans taking supplies gathered in and around Bournemouth to Ukraine.

Martin said: "Hopefully I'll be having the chance to see where this stuff goes, make sure it goes to the right places, and just do my bit. I'm not doing this for any other reason other than it is just me wanting to do what I can."

The TV presenter hopes to reach the border within 24 hours, sometime on Sunday, March, 12, and has promised to keep his followers and fans updated about the journey.

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