Ukrainians fleeing war receive three lorries full of aid from Ayrshire residents

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Three lorries sent from Ayrshire with love have arrived in eastern Europe to help Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia.Vital supplies are now in the hands of the women, children and families who need them most — after fleeing the terror in Ukraine.A well-known Ayrshire farm helped answer the cry for help from the war zone.Mossgiel Organic Farm have praised the herculean effort of supporters across Ayrshire whose donations will make a difference.

And they have hailed the trio of brave drivers as heroes for overcoming brutal Brexit regulations to deliver tonnes of essentials.Beaming director and farmer at the Mauchline farm, Bryce Cunningham says Ayrshire has completed its own mission impossible.Bryce told Ayrshire Live: “The whole thing has made me so proud of Ayrshire.“We never imagined how massive a job it was going to be. “Our aim was just to fill one artic lorry.

To have managed three is just unbelievable.” “The support has just been incredible, looking back on it you can’t help but feel emotional, it brought people from all walks of life together to show their support to a devastating situation in the world, we can’t thank everyone enough.” Earlier this month floods of donations brought Mauchline to a standstill, with essential items packed into three artic lorries and sent to the war zone earlier this month.Lorries one and two made it to Poland to deliver aid to refugees last week.And on Friday the farm confirmed that the third lorry had finally arrived in Ukraine — marking the end of a whirlwind fortnight which included two of the mercy trucks being held for 24 hours due to red-tape.Mossgiel was supported by Kilmarnock and Loudon MSP Alan Brown and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley MSP Elena Whitham, as they battled