Warrington dad one of two aid workers kidnapped by Russian troops

A Warrington dad is one of two British volunteer humanitarian aid workers to have been kidnapped by Russian soldiers in Ukraine with his mother appealing for support to bring him home.

Paul Urey, a family man with children from Warrington, and Dylan Healy, 22, are understood to have been taken by Russian forces while heading towards Dniprorudne in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast region of southeastern Ukraine and have not been heard from since 4 am on Monday.

Presidium Network, a group doing relief work in Ukraine and which was monitoring their efforts, raised the alarm with The Mirror newspaper.

Paul, 45, and Dylan were driving to help evacuate a woman and two children when communications between them ceased.

Paul went to Ukraine to help on the humanitarian front after previously spending eight years in Afghanistan as a Civilian Contractor. It is understood he has Type-One diabetes and there are fears he may not have enough medication on him.

Paul’s mum Linda has asked for support in bringing her son home. She told the Mirror: “We know my son has been captured by the Russians while trying to help citizens in Ukraine. He was out there on his own accord.

“We want everyone’s support to bring him home. We have asked Presidium Network to help support us and who have helped verify my son has been captured.”