Briton Bradley Townsend killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old fisherman from Barnsley, Yorkshire, is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, killed by a drone on 10 June in the Donetsk region. He left Britain in April to join Russian separatists in eastern Donbas despite having no combat experience or ties to eastern Europe. Townsend was granted Russian citizenship alongside two other Britons, 49-year-old Ben Stimson and 39-year-old Aiden Minnis, for joining Russia's military campaign.

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