'I'm not having this - wish me luck': Manchester's Factory Records co-founder flying out to Ukraine to help 'fight bullies'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCo-founder of Factory Records and renowned humanitarian Alan Erasmus has told friends 'I'm not having this' before vowing to fly out to war-torn Ukraine.
It is believed Mr Erasmus, 72, from Manchester, will fly to Krakow in Poland before travelling over land across the border to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine which is under siege from Russia President Vladimir Putin's forces.
It's not the first time he has run towards danger. Friends have described how he also went to Liberia when the west African country was stricken by a deadly outbreak of the ebola virus. READ MORE: Moment fireball erupts as Russian missile hits Ukrainian government building In an interview on Sunday, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss backed Britons who want to go to Ukraine to fight Putin's forces although the official advice from the Foreign Office is that UK citizens should not travel.
The latest estimate suggests more than half a million refugees have fled Ukraine, including Reddish business consultant Jez Myers.
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