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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Matthew Dresch

First Brit to die fighting in Ukraine was killed by Russian mortar strike, inquest hears

The first Brit to be killed while fighting in Ukraine died after being hit by a mortar, an inquest heard.

Scott Sibley, 36, was officially declared dead on April 22, little more than a month after he had entered the conflict.

The dad, who previously served in the British Army, was killed as he took cover from Russian shelling, Oxford Coroner's Court heard.

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