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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Crabbe

British man, 23, killed in action in Ukraine after joining specialist unit supporting army

A 23-year-old British man, Ayrton Redfearn, was killed in action in Ukraine's Donetsk region. He died on 9 May.

From Devon, Mr Redfearn had joined a specialist unit supporting the Ukrainian army in 2025, his mother, Natasha, told the BBC, adding she “lived in fear of the police coming to my door with bad news”.

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