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Driscoll has often spoken about the war in Ukraine - pointing to Ukrainian drones as a relatively cheap, mass-produced technology that is good for fighting.

Assistant Commissioner Pat Goulbourne said all firefighters had withdrawn to a safe distance and were now "fighting the fire from a greater distance to ensure crew safety".

Hannah added: "But he was also really, really fighting to come back. But I did think that was it, that he was never going to come back."

The commissioner added many elderly victims were still struggling with the trauma of what happened to them and still fighting for compensation.

Even if diplomacy brings a truce rather than an enduring peace, stopping the fighting on almost any terms looks better than prolonging a war that grows ever more desperate.