Overview
- The programme marked four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion and aired interviews with two bereaved Cornish families.
- Christine and Rob Parry said their son Chris, 28, was killed in January 2023 after months spent rescuing civilians from the warzone.
- Caroline Tindall and Stephen Draper said their son Callum, 22, died in November 2024 while volunteering on an infantry mission.
- The parents called for “true peace,” rejecting what they termed a “sticky-plaster” fix, as a third phase of recent peace negotiations began.
- Reporter Tamsin Melville said the families were “united in grief” after presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay introduced the tributes.