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    The first 4x4 bought as part of a fundraising effort for Ukraine backed by Jeremy Clarkson has been delivered ahead of its journey to the war-torn country next week.

    Viktor Zaichenko, 48, originally from Ukraine, and his wife Lucy, 55, are the beekeepers at Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm in Oxfordshire.

    The pair are raising money to send 4x4s to Ukraine, with the help of Clarkson and his partner Lisa Hogan.

    They plan to send the off-road vehicles to help areas of Ukraine cut off from aid.

    Speaking to PA news agency, Mrs Zaichenko said: "We just want to get trucks out there which help people.

    "It will rescue people, it will get them into hospitals, it will get them to safety."

    Mr and Mrs Zaichenko were planning to visit Ukraine in February, shortly before Russia's invasion, but decided not to make the trip.

    The pair were instead in Scotland when news of Russia's invasion broke.