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Dave Knapper & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Brit soldier in Ukraine who had 'leg blown up by mine' vows to return to frontline

A Brit volunteer soldier in Ukraine who suffered 'excruciating pain' after his leg was blown up by a mine has vowed to return to the frontline.

Dean Arthur was with a unit in woodland north of Kharkiv when they came under fire and the remote device was detonated.

The former Grenadier Guardsman was rescued by ex-Royal Marine Ben Grant and taken to hospital, where doctors were thankfully able to save the 42-year-old's leg.

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