List of Britons killed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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At least 22 British citizens have been confirmed to have been killed during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Most died as soldiers serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but several civilians were also killed. In addition, two Britons are listed as missing in action.

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List of fatalities

Soldiers

The following list contains 19 servicemen listed as killed among the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Date of deathNameAgeLocation of death
April 29, 2022Scott Sibley36 Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast [1] [2]
June 10, 2022Jordan GatleyN/A Severodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast [3] [4]
August 24, 2022Craig Mackintosh48Near Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast [5]
September 19, 2022Viktor Yatsunyk44 Izium, Kharkiv Oblast [6]
November 7, 2022Simon Lingard38 Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast [7]
February 15, 2023Jonathan Shenkin45Undisclosed [8]
March 3, 2023"Scouse"N/A Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast [9]
May 10, 2023Jay Morais52In a hospital in Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast [10]
May 21, 2023Julian Thorn36Undisclosed [11]
August 31, 2023Samuel Newey22 Eastern Ukraine [12]
August 9, 2023Jordan Chadwick31Undisclosed [13]
September 16, 2023Daniel BurkeN/A Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Oblast [14]
September 2023"Ghost"N/Anear Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast [15]
October 25, 2023Christopher Perryman38Undisclosed [16] [17]
November 11, 2023Yusef John ConnorN/Anear Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast [18]
November 17, 2023James Gerard Richard ShorttN/AUndisclosed [19]
December 29, 2023Katherine Mielniczuk25 Kyiv [20]
January 3, 2024Harry Gregg23Undisclosed [21]
March 4, 2024James HandsN/AUndisclosed [22]

Civilians

The following list contains three civilians listed as killed during the conflict:

Date of deathNameAgeLocation of death
July 10, 2022Paul Urey45While in captivity in the DPR [23]
January 6/7, 2023Andrew Bagshaw47 Soledar, Donetsk Oblast [24] [25]
January 6/7, 2023Chris Parry28 Soledar, Donetsk Oblast [24] [25]

Other UK casualties

Two Britons, Robert Grady and Aiden James Fearns, went missing while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. [26] [27] In addition, four British fighters and an aid worker, Aiden Aslin (28), Andrew Hill (35), Dylan Healy (22), John Harding (59), and Shaun Pinner (48), were captured by the Russian military, [28] [29] [30] before being released in a prisoner exchange on 21 September 2022. [31]

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