A Briton has been killed in Ukraine and a second Briton is missing, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The couple is believed to have fought against Russian forces as volunteers in support of the Ukrainian military, although this has not been confirmed.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Community and Development (FCDO) did not provide any details about what men did in Ukraine.
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An FCDO spokesman said: “We can confirm that a British citizen was killed in Ukraine and is supporting his family.”
Speaking about the second Briton, the FCDO spokesman said: “We know of a British citizen who went missing in Ukraine and we support their family. We are urgently looking for additional information. “
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not provide details when the British citizen was killed and when the other man disappeared and is urgently seeking additional information.
There are a number of fighters who have decided to head to Ukraine to join the fight against Vladimir Putin’s forces, including British veterans.
At the start of the war, the Ukrainian government called on volunteers from around the world to come and help support its armed forces as they took over the Russian invasion.
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The advice of the UK government is that people should not travel to Ukraine to fight, but they can support Ukraine in many other ways.
However, a number of people decided to come and be in the country to help Ukraine’s military defense.
Earlier, Defense Minister Ben Wallace reaffirmed Foreign Minister Liz Truss’s view that Russian forces should be pushed out of “all of Ukraine” – suggesting that this should include Crimea.
Speaking at an event at Mansion House on Wednesday night, Ms Truss said Western allies, including the United Kingdom, needed to “double up” and “keep going faster” in order to “push Russia out of all of Ukraine”. “.
Asked by Sky News if Ms. Trusse meant Crimea, which was attacked and annexed by Russia in 2014, Mr Wallace said: “Well, the international community believes that Russia should leave Ukraine.
“The international community has condemned Russia for its invasion of Crimea, which was illegal in 2014. Its invasion of Donetsk, recognizing it as illegal, is a little different.”
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