Ukraine war: The Brits who travelled to fight Russia



He was just an 18-year-old student when Russia invaded Ukraine but within weeks, Ben Atkin had crossed the border into Ukraine with an intention to fight and an acceptance he might not come back. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

As the youngest known Briton to travel to Ukraine to join the war, it might not come as a surprise that what he found there shocked him.

But even for a 30-year-old former Royal Naval engineer like Curtis, the Foreign Legion was not what he expected.

In this Channel 4 News investigation, we hear the previously untold accounts of chaos in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion – with claims of poor organisation, a lack of training and kit and unverified claims that more British volunteers have been killed, than reported by officials.

The Foreign Office told Channel 4 News they don’t know exactly how many British citizens have travelled to Ukraine or how many have lost their lives.

Warning: This report contains some strong language.

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23 thoughts on “Ukraine war: The Brits who travelled to fight Russia”

  1. ..Britanci su borbeni Nerodi koji pokušava da objasni lokalnom svetu da je ispravan u svojoj borbi da se iživljava tamo gde mu nije mesto..britanska vlada obučava devijantne osobe i šalje u Ukrajinu a tamo će isti biti tretirani kao stoka. Britanska vlada nema muda da pošalje svoje prave obučene borce zato što će ostati bez istih

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  2. I don't get it what did they expect everyone saluting you you fit in or don't bother stop moaning and 18 year old going with very or no training more of a inderance its embarrassing what your saying Ukraine people don't have that options

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  3. these are the nicest possible cases of what you could expect there if you go. Most wont make it out, likely due to their Ukrainian officers shooting them in the back for trying to leave. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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  4. All they wanted was some social media Selfies for their media account. COD retards thinking how romantic and Cool and how their fans would be in love. For all the wrong reasons they went over.

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