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.
British Soldier Killed in Ukraine Watching Training Exercise
UK defense officials confirmed the accidental death, the first of a British soldier in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Emergency crews work at a railway station hit during an overnight Russian missile and drone strike in the town of Fastiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 6, 2025. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
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