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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Louisa Streeting

Ex-soldier from Bristol leaves UK indefinitely to help train Ukraine civilians how to fight

Please note: This article contains mentions of war crimes that some may find disturbing

An ex-soldier from Bristol is risking his life to train civilians how to protect themselves and fight in war-torn Ukraine.

Shareef Amin, 40, has been leading a team of ten ex-military volunteers including medics, an engineer, a radio operator and ex-infantry. He explained while everyone is driven by a different purpose, their united aims are to bring medical supplies to Ukrainians and in some cases, train them in combat for protection purposes.

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