- “Jordan Gatley, according to his family, left the British Army in March and travelled to Ukraine to assist in the fight against the Russian invasion.
- The word that he had been shot and died was delivered to the family on Friday, according to the family.
- The eastern city is at the heart of a fierce battle for control of Ukraine’s Donbas area. Jordan Gatley was a hero in every sense of the word.
- “We are helping the family of a British man who died in Ukraine,” the Foreign Office said.
His family announced on social media that a former British soldier died fighting for Ukraine in the city of Sievierodonetsk, and a top Ukrainian official honoured him as a “genuine hero.”
Jordan Gatley, according to his family, left the British Army in March and travelled to Ukraine to assist in the fight against the Russian invasion.
The word that he had been shot and died was delivered to the family on Friday, according to the family. The eastern city is at the heart of a fierce battle for control of Ukraine’s Donbas area.
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In a Facebook post, his family wrote, “He loved his profession and we are very proud of him.” “He was a true hero who will live on in our hearts forever.”
Mykhailo Podolyak, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, expressed praise to Gatley, saying it required a lot of courage to travel so far away from home to defend his convictions.
“Just because your heart tells you to. Because you can’t take it anymore. Jordan Gatley was a hero in every sense of the word. His commitment to the security of Ukraine and the free world will be remembered forever “In a Twitter post, Podolyak said.
“We are helping the family of a British man who died in Ukraine,” the Foreign Office said. A written request for response from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry was not immediately returned.
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