An English teenager killed by Russian unmanned aircraft "first minutes of mission" in Ukraine

According to the report, an 18 -year -old British volunteer who signed up to help defend Ukraine was killed by a Russian drone for just a few minutes of his mission.

James Wilton, from Huddersfield, traveled to Ukraine at the age of 17 and without a previous military experience, where he was reportedly trained by Ukrainian coaches.

But his first mission on the eastern front of Ukraine on July 23, 2024, was the last time, after James and his comrade hunted himself on a Russian drone on an open and unauthorized field.

“I never do that. I didn’t want him to go but his heart was on it. He wanted to help Ukraine.” His father Graham said The sunHuman

“I was told how he died, but I tried to confront it and wished we could change places because he had his whole life in front of him.”

Ukraine Army members visit the entrance mark of the Donetsk area protected by Net anti -drone aircraft and surrounded by Ukrainian brigade flags (Roman Pilipey/AFP through Getty Images)

An American volunteer, who was just named Jason, who threatened his life to recover James’s body and lost his feet after four days after walking on a landmine. There was an opportunity for Russian drones. “

“This was James’s first and last mission,” he said.

“Myself and James were the last two. I was the last man of the band. I told him to stay 20 meters ahead of me. I can see that he was scared and I’m scared, but I told him that he was good. “

But Jason remembered his surprise when he suddenly saw his friend stopped in the middle of the road.

“Then I heard it – the buzz in the air above us – and thought,” Oh f ***. ” “It took me two or three seconds to see it, then I saw it and realized that we were in the worst possible situation that we could be in – in an open field and where it was not implemented.

“I can say that this was a” drone “drone that was armed with a bomb and its pilot tried to decide who to kill – I or James,” he added. “He wanted us closer together to kill both of us with a bomb.”

Jason added: “Both of us started with two drones on top of us Sprint – then one -third appeared. When the drone was on him, James never stood up. He was only about 30 meters away from the trench line I saw this unmanned aircraft exploded.

“As I bent over to get her, another drone appeared 10 meters above my head and closed my eyes and thought,” Oh ***! Now I want to die. “I felt a moment that I resigned myself and kept my friend waiting for it.

“But after five seconds, just disappeared and left me there – I still have no idea why.”

Ukrainian soldiers are setting a M777 Howitzer to fire Russian positions at the forefront in the direction of Wilka Noosilka on January 26 (Photo of AP/EVGENIY MALLOLTKA)

This is the first time James died, with Jason released from the Superhumans Center in LVIV, a charity center that helps them to help the wounded in the Russian war.

His father said he took a while to process his son’s death, adding, “But I think it’s time to pay some kind of public respect and it is good to talk about what happened.”

“I said,” I always said, “said Graham, describing his son-who ended an animal welfare and land care before deciding to travel to Ukraine.

“I returned her ash home but may be back to scattering them there [in Ukraine]Human beings I think this might be what he wanted. “

Ukrainian President Waldimir Zelnski, President of Ukraine, has lost 43,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield in a rare update on the human cost of Vladimir Putin’s war since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Ukraine President Waldimir Zelnski enters the flower during a ceremony in Kiev to commemorate the 107th anniversary of the Battle of Cruti. (AFP/Getty)

“There were 370,000 medical aids for the injured,” he said. “It is also worth noting that in our army, almost half of the soldiers wounded in practice will return to the battlefield later, and our data also includes injuries Is light or frequent.

In addition, he said there were about 198,000 Russian soldiers and there were 550,000 other wounds.

At least 16 British volunteers have been killed after a trip to help defend Ukraine.

State Department’s current guidance warns, “If you travel to Ukraine for war, or to help others involved in the war, your activities may be under British law” and “you can return to England Be prosecuted. “

Since May last May, British nationals who join the international legion or the Ukrainian armed forces must serve at least six months and are not allowed to leave Ukraine during this period.

Warning about the high risk of the life of British nationals traveling in Ukraine to fight or perform humanitarian work, “the British government’s ability to support you in these conditions is very limited,” he added, “It cannot facilitate departure. You from Ukraine, your medical return or termination of your military contract.

On Monday, Independent Disclosed that former deputy conservative deputy Jack Lupti, who lost his seat in the public election last year, has now joined the Ukrainian International Legion.

This 55 -year -old is not in a front -line infantry unit but is doing support. His military duties and focus include foreign relations and diplomacy, the preparation of weapons and some work with veterans and charities working in Ukraine.