# Yorkshire man believed to be first Briton killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/31458

- The Guardian, 2026-08-25 09:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/25/yorkshireman-briton-die-fighting-russia-ukraine

> Bradley Townsend, a 33-year-old fisherman from Yorkshire, is believed to have been killed by a first-person-view drone near Lyman in Donetsk on 10 June. He left Britain in April to join pro-Russian separatists and was granted Russian citizenship for taking part in the military campaign. The Foreign Office is supporting his family.

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