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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

British teenager killed by Russian drone ‘minutes into first mission’ in Ukraine

An 18-year-old British volunteer who enlisted to help defend Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone just minutes into his first mission, according to a report.

James Wilton, from Huddersfield, travelled to Ukraine aged 17 and with no prior military experience, where he was reportedly given a crash training course by Ukrainian instructors.

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