Member of UK armed forces killed after ‘tragic accident’ in Ukraine
- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence announced that a member of the UK Armed Forces died in Ukraine this morning, Tuesday December 9, and the family has been notified.
- While observing Ukrainian forces, a UK service member was injured during a test of a new defensive capability behind the frontline, away from the front lines.
- In a statement posted on X, the MoD announced that a UK service member died in Ukraine on Tuesday December 9, while observing a defensive test away from the front lines, and Healey expressed being 'devastated' by the loss.
- The UK government had previously confirmed a "small number of personnel" are in Ukraine, mainly providing security for the British diplomatic presence and supporting the Ukrainian armed forces.
- Reporting indicates the fatal incident involving the UK service member is not assessed as being the result of hostile fire, and multiple media reports say it occurred during the testing of a new defensive capability.
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British Soldier Killed in Ukraine Watching Training Exercise
A British soldier was killed in Ukraine on Tuesday while watching a training exercise, the UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed. It was the first death of a UK military member in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in February 2022. “He was injured in a tragic accident whilst observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, away from the front lines,” the ministry posted on X. “The family has been notified and our thoughts are wi…
In Ukraine, units from Great Britain are also stationed. According to the Ministry of Defense in London, a soldier has now been killed far from the front line.
The British Ministry of Defense announced tonight that a member of the British armed forces has been killed in Ukraine.
He was observing a test of new defence equipment. It was at that time that a British soldier was killed in Ukraine this Tuesday, in an "accident" that occurred "far from the front lines," announced the British Ministry of Defence.He was the first British army member killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022, confirmed the ministry at AFP, which did not give any information about the killed soldier."It is with…
In Ukraine, a member of the British Army was killed in an accident.
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