A dad-of-two and former soldier has been injured fighting against the Russians in Ukraine when he was blasted by a Kremlin landmine.
James Smith, from Eastham in Wirral, was working with a team to clear a number of landmines about 20 metres away from Russian trenches when he stepped on a Russian landmine while in the South of Ukraine.
The 33-year-old said he ran towards woodland for cover when the accident happened and he was blasted.
