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James Hewitt is driving thousands of miles across war-torn Ukraine to rescue innocent civilians left homeless by Vladimir Putin's invasion, it has been revealed.

The former lover of Princess Diana, 64, has already carried out one mission for Help4Ukraine, and will be returning to the country again before Christmas. 

The organisation was established by writer and campaigner Lord Monson, 67, to supply ambulances and aid and bring those in need to safety.

He told the Daily Mail: 'James Hewitt is not in this for personal glory, he's doing good work for the cause and will be on another run before Christmas.'

Mr Hewitt, who teamed up with former Coldstream Guards officer Mikey Stewart-Richardson before throwing his lot in with Help4Ukraine, is fully aware of the challenges ahead.

In his first public statement about the cause, he explains that each mission begins at Lviv, near the border with Poland in the far west of the country. 

From there, the convoy - 'four vehicles: two drivers in each' - loads up with 'hospital beds and essential medical equipment', before embarking on a gruelling drive eastwards.

'We covered 2,500 miles in three days,' he said of his last mission, when the convoy came within six miles of the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which remains in Russian hands. 

Mr Hewitt, a former Household Calvary officer, said they took on board '36 refugees - [and] a cat and a dog'.

Among them was a teacher, Irene, who, for more than a month, 'had been living underground, with no fresh water, no electricity, no

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