Jonathan Shenkin
(Picture: Facebook)A British man killed in Ukraine has been named as Jonathan Shenkin from Glasgow.
In a tribute on social media, family said Mr Shenkin had died “as a hero in an act of bravery as a paramedic”.
The 45-year-old is one of eight British men known to have died in the country since Russia’s unprovoked invasion in February last year. Relatives said he died in December.
The Foreign Office said it was supporting his family.
In a Facebook post, Mr Shenkin’s family said: “On enlisting in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, he made the ultimate sacrifice to defend values we all believe in.
“He is survived by his son and daughter, to whom he was devoted.”
The father was born and raised in Glasgow and had lived in London and Malta before joining the Israeli army.
The post adds that he ran his own security business and had worked in a number of different countries, including Iraq, Somalia, Angola and South Korea.
The Foreign Office has advised against travel to Ukraine while the war is ongoing, saying there is “real risk to life”.
Britons still in Ukraine are advised to leave if able to do so. However, volunteer fighters and aid workers have gone to the country from the UK.
