A man from Cornwall is among two British nationals who have been declared missing in Ukraine. 

Chris Parry, aged 28, from Truro and Andrew Bagshaw, also from the UK, were last seen on Friday heading to the town of Soledar, in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine, where there is said to be "intense" fighting according to national reports. 

Chris travelled to Ukraine to help with humanitarian work and to evacuate civilians from the front line to safety.

Speaking to BBC Cornwall whilst in Ukraine in December, Chris described being under ‘continuous’ bombardment as he spent time near the front line, as well as telling presenter James Churchfield about a drone that was “within about ten metres of my face.”

Chris has been writing on his online crowdfunding page about raising money for equipment, vehicle repairs and fuel to help transport families and children away from the front line. 

“To do this I desperately need an off-road vehicle to deal with the terrible road conditions, which will only get worse in winter,” he has written. 

His crowdfunding target was originally set at £17,500 but donations have now reached more than £23,000 at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/FrontlineEvacuations

Since arriving in Ukraine, Chris has managed to take civilians on the front line to safety including a mother and her four-year-old son.

“When we arrived, there was a firefight between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers in the next street, while a large artillery battle was happening all around.

“An hour later, they were safe warm and fed at a hospital in a nearby city, oh yeah, and he had a new toy car to take his mind off things which one of the group gifted to him," he wrote.

The police department in the city of Bakhmut received a missing persons report at 5.15pm local time on Saturday, and have now appealed for any information that could help find the two men, according to a report by the BBC.

The British Foreign Office has warned against all travel to Ukraine, saying there was a "real risk to life" and warning British nationals still in Ukraine to leave "immediately."

A number of cities in Ukraine remain under attack as the war against Russia continues into its 11th month.