By First British man killed fighting in Ukraine conflict
A British national has been killed in Ukraine and a second is missing, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed.
According to the BBC, the dead man is Scott Sibley, who is understood to have been fighting for Ukrainian forces.
He is the first British national confirmed to have been killed in the conflict which began back in February.
The Foreign Office has not released the identity of either person but a spokesman added it was supporting both families.
Details of Mr Sibley’s death and how or when the second person went missing have not been released.
Tributes have been paid online to Mr Sibley, who is understood to be a former member of British armed forces, including on Facebook and on fundraising pages set up in his memory.
A post on the Logistics Support Squadron Facebook page described him as a “former serving soldier” of the squadron and said he had “showed Commando spirit until the end”.
The Foreign Office spokesman said it was “urgently seeking further information” on the missing British national.
The government urged British nationals to leave Ukraine in February and has told people not to travel to the country since Russia invaded.
In the early days of the war Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she supported individuals from the UK who might want to go to Ukraine to fight but the government has since advised against this.
Hundreds of former British soldiers have said they wanted to go to Ukraine to fight or help with humanitarian efforts.
The authorities in Ukraine have estimated that at least 20,000 people have come from overseas to join the fight against Russia, although not all of those will be British.
