Yorkshireman believed to be first Briton to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine
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Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)17:40first to report
BRITANSKI državljanin Bradley Townsend (33) poginuo je u Ukrajini boreći se na strani Rusije, prema navodima koji su se pojavili nakon njegove smrti, prenosi BBC.
Tue, 25 August 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World09:51
Bradley Townsend reportedly killed by a drone on 10 June in Donetsk region after joining up with separatists Europe live – latest updates A man from South Yorkshire is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine. Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old fisher from Barnsley, left Britain in April to join up with Russian separatists in eastern Donbas to aid in their invasion of Ukraine, despite having no previous combat experience or familiar ties to...
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- aol.co.uk25 Aug, 09:51their copy
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:40
Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old man from Yorkshire, was reportedly killed by a Ukrainian drone near eastern Ukraine’s Lyman in June while fighting for Russian forces. Townsend previously appeared in a video in April after traveling to Russia, appearing alongside other known British fighters.
- iDNES (Czechia)18:29
O Nepálcích, Kubáncích či Keňanech bojujících na Donbasu toho už bylo napsáno dost a dost. Ale že by k Rusům dobrovolně narukoval Brit? Je to rarita, ale pár se jich najde. Třiatřicetiletý Bradley Townsend si nyní připsal neveselé prvenství: vstoupil do historie jako vůbec první občan Spojeného království, který padl na Ukrajině v řadách ozbrojených složek Ruské federace.