UK Armed Forces Member Dies in 'Road Traffic Incident' in Ukraine
The family has been informed, and the MoD said the death was a road traffic incident and not the result of hostile action.
- The British Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that a member of the UK Armed Forces died in a road traffic incident in Ukraine on Saturday, with the family requesting a period of grace before further details are released.
- Not the result of hostile action, the BBC understands; the British government maintains a small number of personnel in Ukraine to provide security to diplomats and support the armed forces.
- British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting expressed condolences on X, stating, "This is very sad news for the family and for those grieving with them in our Armed Forces," while the MoD described the death as a "tragic accident."
- Lance Corporal George Hooley died in Ukraine last December following a "tragic accident whilst observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, away from the front lines," officials confirmed.
- Separately, a drone attack hit Yahodyn station on the Polish border on Sunday shortly after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson departed; Ukrzaliznytsia said it was "quite possible" the drone had been aimed at his train.
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Major Paul Wilks, 40, Killed in Road Traffic Incident in Ukraine
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Major Paul Wilks, a 40-year-old British Army officer and father of two, has been named as the UK soldier who died in a road traffic incident in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence said Wilks died on September 12 in an incident away from the front lines. The MoD described him as someone who “represented the … تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews ا…
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PentapostagmaThe accident occurred on Saturday, September 12 and was not due to hostile action, the British Ministry of Defense announced.
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A British professional soldier has died in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense in London announced on its social media pages.
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