British man is killed in Ukraine and another is missing ‘after the pair joined local forces’
British man is killed in Ukraine and another is missing ‘after the pair joined local forces fighting Russia’
UK’s Foreign Office confirmed that the British national had been killed in UkraineSecond Briton missing in Ukraine and officials searching for more informationIt is thought that the two men had joined local forces in Ukraine as volunteers and had been fighting against Russian forces
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A British man has been killed in Ukraine and a second Briton is missing after the men are thought to have joined local forces fighting Russia.
The UK’s Foreign Office confirmed that the British national had been killed in Ukraine.
It is thought that the two men had been fighting against Russian fighters after joining Ukrainian soldiers as volunteers, but this remains unconfirmed.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) did not provide details on why the men were in Ukraine.
‘We can confirm that a British National has been killed in Ukraine and are supporting their family,’ a FCDO spokesperson said.
Speaking of the second British man, the spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of a British National who is missing in Ukraine and are supporting their family. We are urgently seeking further information. ‘
Emergency service employees work at the site of residential houses damaged by a missile attack, as Russia’s invasion continues, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday
A number of Britons travelled to Ukraine after Russia invaded the country on February 24 to fight on the front lines against Vladimir Putin’s men.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called for foreign fighters to join his country’s defence against Russia.
Downing Street has strongly advised against Britons from travelling to Ukraine to fight, whilst serving members of the British Armed Forces have been banned from doing so.
Earlier this month, Britons Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, were captured by Russian forces and have since been paraded on Russian state media where they pleaded to be swapped for a pro-Kremlin prisoner.
Shaun Pinner (left) and Aiden Aslin (right), who had been serving in the Ukrainian marines, were captured by Putin’s troops in the city of Mariupol earlier this month
Aslin and Shaun Pinner last week asked on Russian state television for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to intervene and ensure they were exchanged for Vladimir Putin’s ally Viktor Medvedchuk, who is being held by Ukrainian authorities.
Pinner is a former Royal Anglian soldier and has made clear he considers Ukraine his second country, where he married.
The UK’s Foreign Enlistment Act blocks citizens from joining foreign militaries fighting countries at peace with Britain, and the government’s foreign secretary and defence minister have warned against Britons fighting in Ukraine after the war began in late February.
This is a breaking news story, more to follow…
