# UK confirms British major died in traffic incident in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/61604

- TASS, 2026-09-16 20:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188689

> The UK Ministry of Defence said Paul Wilks, a 40-year-old major in the Intelligence Corps, died in a traffic incident in Ukraine on September 12. The officer was away from the front lines and had previously served in Afghanistan among other operational deployments.

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